News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL – The fundamental human rights of all Afghans must be respected, including the rights of religious and ethnic communities, said UNAMA in a Human Rights special report released today on the 23 July 2016 attack in Kabul…

HERAT - More than 20,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in the Maslakh settlement of Herat province will benefit from five UN-supported potable drinking water projects formally inaugurated in a ceremony this week…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) renews its call for all parties to refocus their efforts on preventing harm to civilians, as latest figures released today by UNAMA for the first three quarters of 2016…

MAZAR-E SHARIF - To strengthen women’s rights and improve anticorruption initiatives, dozens of government officials gathered at the annual UNAMA-supported justice conference in the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh…

MAIDAN SHAHR - International and national laws related to protecting women’s rights were the focus of an UNAMA-backed event set up for female police officers in Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital of Afghanistan’s central…

TORKHAM - We are witnessing a mass movement of people far in excess of predictions, said the UN’s top envoy to Afghanistan during a visit Saturday to the Torkham crossing point with Pakistan in eastern Afghanistan. “The sheer…

KABUL - The demand for water to support agricultural development in Afghanistan, which has been badly affected by conflict, deteriorating infrastructure and drought, often results in high-stakes water-right disputes…

HERAT - The impact of armed conflict on the rights of Afghan girls was the focus a UN-backed event to mark the International Day of the Girl Child at Herat’s Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre last week. The event brought…

ASADABAD - The impact of corruption and effective strategies to mitigate it were debated at a lively UN-backed event this week in Asadabad, the provincial capital of the eastern province of Kunar. The event, organized by the…

KABUL - The empowerment and protection of women are essential to strategies countering violent extremism, said senior UN officials today after meeting with Afghan civil society representatives in Kabul. Today’s meeting marked…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns yesterday’s killing of 26 civilians by a group of armed men in Ghor province. The assailants deliberately shot and killed the male civilians in the Ghalmin…

BAMYAN - Ways to advance the social and economic standing of Afghan women by promoting good governance were explored by a panel of experts at a UNAMA-backed event in central Bamyan province. The event drew 15 women from a…