News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

PUL-E-KHUMRI - Assisting human rights advocates to carry out their work in accordance with the UN Human Rights System was the focus of a UN-backed workshop in Pul-e-Khumri the capital of northeastern Baghlan province. Close to 20 members of the local civil society and human rights community took…

KUNDUZ - The United Nations will do everything in its power to support the people of Kunduz, said UNAMA’s political chief during a meeting with government officials, civil society and media professionals today in the restive northern province. Pernille Kardel, the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special…

NEW YORK - Attacks on journalists violate the human rights of individuals and undermine freedom of information and expression across societies. Impunity, which makes this terrible situation worse, is rampant. Of the 827 documented killings of journalists over the past decade, the information at hand…

KABUL - The urgent need to improve the safety and security of Afghanistan’s journalists was the focus of a gathering to mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Kabul today. More than one hundred people attended the event, with opening remarks delivered by Pernille…

JALALABAD - The critical role of Afghan police in eliminating violence against women and promoting gender equality was highlighted at a regional UNAMA-backed event in eastern Nangarhar province. Some 50 women police officers from Laghman, Kunar and Nangarhar provinces participated in the event…

KABUL – More than 200 young Afghans from around the country got a taste of international diplomacy during a two-day conference in Afghanistan’s capital. Among the speakers were Spoghmai Wardak, Acting Minister of Women’s Affairs, Pernille Kardel, UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is currently investigating allegations that at least 32 civilians were killed and a further 19 injured in air strikes in Kunduz city last Thursday. In the early hours of 3 November, a series of air strikes were carried out in Buz-e-Kandahari…

KANDAHAR - Young Afghans have an essential role in supporting peace in the country, according to panelists at a UNAMA-backed TV debate in southern Kandahar province. More than 100 university students participated in the joint UNAMA-Hewad TV and Radio event, led by a four-person panel of academics…

KABUL - A mural commemorating journalists killed in Afghanistan has been painted on a blast wall in downtown Kabul. Painted by the well-known ‘ArtLords‘ the monumental painting remembers the 35 reporters killed in the country since 2001. Part of activities marking the recent International Day to End…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan condemns last night’s attack against civilian residents of the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Shortly before midnight on 10 November, a vehicle laden with heavy explosives detonated in the vicinity of the German Consulate in Mazar, killing four…

HERAT - Ensuring the full implementation of the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law was the focus of a UNAMA-backed event for women police officers in the western province of Herat. Some 35 women officers from Herat city and nearby districts came together at the event, also backed by…

KANDAHAR - Two women were recently appointed as provincial-level prosecutors in Kandahar following a UN-backed TV debate on the role of women in the province’s administration of justice. Several months ago, during a TV debate in Kandahar, facilitated by the regional office of the UN Assistance…