News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

HERAT - Tackling the problem of child marriage in Afghanistan requires awareness-raising campaigns, particularly in remote communities, according to panelists at a UNAMA-supported debate in western Herat city. Mahboobeh Jamshidi, a panelist and head of Herat's Department of Women's Affairs, said it…

JALALABAD - Relying on democratic processes in Afghan society is of critical importance, said panellists at a UNAMA-backed TV roundtable in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province. “Democracy is significant in both Islamic as well as in democratic regimes, as democratic…

KANDAHAR - To help students know more about the work of the UN in Afghanistan, more than 100 students and their teachers participated in a UNAMA-backed event in the southern city Kandahar. “I learned a lot about the UN,” said Tamana, one of the students in attendance, noting that event was an…

BAMYAN - Strengthening civil society’s role in decision-making at the grassroots level, with a view to enhance government transparency and accountability, was the aim of a UN-backed event held in the Yakawlang district of central Bamyan province. At the event, which was supported by the regional…

GARDEZ - More effective coordination with civil society groups will lead to better municipal government in Paktya, said participants at an event backed by the UN in the southeastern province. The event, organized by the regional office of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in…

JALALABAD - The critical importance of strengthening government and community support for girls pursuing an education was highlighted at a UN-backed radio debate broadcast out of the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. A five-member panel, consisting of representatives from civil…

KABUL - UNAMA condemns last night’s attack in Kabul on the American University of Afghanistan that killed 12 civilians and injured more than 50 others, mostly students. The attack began with the detonation of a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device at a university gate, after which two…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that occurred on August 24 in Kabul, targeting students of the American University of Afghanistan, which resulted in at least 13 people dead, including six students from this…

KANDAHAR - Defence lawyers have a key role to play in supporting fair and transparent criminal proceedings, said participants at a legal aid conference organized by the UN and the Afghanistan Independent Bar Association (AIBA) in Kandahar. More than 30 attorneys from various organizations, along…

JALALABAD - The critical importance of strengthening children’s rights was highlighted at an UN-backed radio debate broadcast out of the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. A four-member panel consisting of civil society representatives and community leaders discussed education…

KABUL - Enhancing women’s participation in public life and finding solutions to the unique problems faced by rural Afghan women were on the agenda at a UN-backed event in Kabul attended by Provincial Governor Hamid Akram. The event was attended by more than 50 participants, including women’s rights…

KABUL - UNAMA’s Acting Head of Mission Pernille Dahler Kardel and the UN elections team met with H.E. President Ashraf Ghani and senior government officials today. The President asked for UN technical views on proposals currently debated within the Afghan government to move towards single-member…