News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KHOST – A pledge to establish a municipal advisory board through a transparent electoral process was a key outcome of a recent UN-backed workshop in south-eastern Khost province. Around 35 people participated in the one-day…

KABUL - UNAMA condemns two improvised explosive device (IED) detonations on civilian vehicles in recent days that killed 19 civilians in Helmand and Badghis provinces. Both devices used victim-activated pressure plate…

NEW YORK - Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, was recently interviewed by the UN News Centre. The following is the full UN News Centre article, which includes a question and…

KABUL - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon will join President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani and EU President Donald Tusk to open the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan tomorrow. Representatives of more than 70 countries…

BRUSSELS - The following are remarks by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, at the opening session of the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan. Your Excellency Mr. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Your…

BRUSSELS – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been awarded Afghanistan’s highest civilian honor. President Ashraf Ghani presented Mr. Ban with the State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan, yesterday in Brussels. The medal…

FAIZABAD - Raising awareness and confidence in the Afghan legal system is the aim of a series of 12 UNAMA-backed events that kicked off in north-east Badakhshan province recently. The first event in the ‘In the Light of Law’…

KANDAHAR – Youth have an important part to play in peace, which is a prerequisite for community development and prosperity, according to panelists at a UN-backed television debate in southern Kandahar province. An audience of…

KABUL - The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns last night’s attack at the Karte Shakhi mosque and shrine in Kabul that killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 50 others. An attacker wearing an Afghan…

KABUL - The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns this afternoon’s attack at a mosque in the northern province of Balkh that killed at least 10 civilians and injured more than 36. The attack was the second carried out…

HERAT - Identifying effective ways to move forward in the fight against corruption was the focus of a UNAMA-backed anti-corruption forum in the provincial capital of western Herat province. Around 30 people took part in the…

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - The importance of raising awareness about citizens’ rights, including how the legal system works, was the subject of a UNAMA-supported TV debate in northern Balkh province. A panel of judicial officials…