News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

MAIMANA - The important role of women in provincial government decision-making was stressed at a UN-backed event in northern Faryab province. Around 25 people -- including the provincial governor, other government officials and civil society representatives -- took part in the event, which was…

KABUL - The 70th anniversary of Afghanistan’s membership of the United Nations falls today. On 19 November, 1946, A. Hosayn Aziz, the then Minister of Afghanistan to the U.S., signed the Charter of the United Nations. On the same day, the flag of Afghanistan was raised for the first time on the…

HERAT - Herat high school students marked Universal Children’s Day at a UN event that showcased their poems, essays and other creative work produced in several months of training about the impact of armed conflict on children. The training started in late September and continued through mid-November…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s attack at the Baqer-ul Ulom mosque in Kabul that killed at least 32 civilians and injured more than 50 others, many of them children. A suicide attacker detonated his body-borne improvised explosive device at the mosque…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns today’s attack in Kabul targeting civilians gathered for worship. The suicide bombing at a mosque where Shia Muslims had gathered follows two similar attacks last month. Attacks deliberately targeting civilians exercising their right to freely practice their…

KANDAHAR - Local communities must play a critical role in bringing about peace, said participants at a UN-backed event in southern Kandahar province yesterday. More than 100 people gathered in the province’s Panjwai district, a rural area of Afghanistan that that has witnessed severe conflict, to…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s appointments to electoral commissions. This signals a new phase in the rebuilding of trust in the electoral institutions and process. The Mission acknowledges the critical task of expediting electoral reforms on the basis of…

KAPISA - Afghan youth can play an essential role in raising awareness of women’s rights and contributing to a positive interpretation of women under Islam, according to participants at a UNAMA-backed forum in central Kapisa province. Around 30 people – including local law, Sharia and journalism…

KABUL - On today’s launch of “16 Days of Activism,” UN Women and UNAMA call for concerted national and international action by every member of society to help eliminate violence against women. November 25 is the first of 16 consecutive days aimed at ending violence against women and is the key time…

HERAT - The story of an Afghan girl who convinces her family to let her complete her schooling, rather than get married, was at the centre of a series of UNAMA-backed theatre performances in the country’s western Herat province. Hundreds of students from four high schools in Herat attended several…

KANDAHAR - The pivotal role of good governance in promoting development and strengthening coordination with Kandahar civil society was emphasized by participants at a UNAMA-backed event in southern Kandahar city. Around 50 people, including representatives from civil society, the provincial council…

KABUL - The director of an award-winning Afghan short film, ‘Mary Mother,’ discussed his work with a Kabul audience as part of nationwide activities to mark the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Director of the 2016 Dari-language film, Sadam Wahidi, was joined by…