News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KHOST - It is critically important for young Afghans to take initiative in helping their communities move forward politically, economically and socially, said panellists in a televised UN-backed debate in the eastern province of Khost. The main objective of the debate, which took place in the…

HERAT - Addressing residents of Herat in a series of televised UN events, religious scholars emphasized the critical importance of institutionalizing the principles of peace at all levels of provincial society, from the social to the political. “Violence is prohibited in our religion, and those who…

NEW YORK - The United Nations condemns the terrorist attacks near the Afghan Parliament in Kabul and the residence of the Provincial Governor of Kandahar. The despicable attacks reportedly killed dozens of people. The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Afghanistan and the Governor of Kandahar…

KABUL - UNAMA condemns yesterday’s Kabul and Kandahar attacks that claimed the lives of more than 40 people, mainly civilians and including representatives of the diplomatic community. In Kandahar, as many as 13 civilians were killed in an explosion at the residence of the Kandahar Provincial…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Kabul on 10 January 2017, which resulted in more than 120 people killed or injured, and the suicide bomb attack in Helmand, in which more than 13 were killed…

GARDEZ - Afghan women and girls must be supported in pursuing their education, said community leaders at two UN-backed events in the provinces of Paktia and Paktika. In Gardez, the capital of Paktia, the regional office of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) worked with the Provincial…

BAMYAN - At a UN-backed event in the central province of Bamyan, leading Afghan social media activists affirmed their commitment to highlight the critical importance of ending violence against women. More than 30 social media professionals representing civil society organizations, women’s rights…

HERAT - The importance of strong ties between Afghanistan’s police officers and the communities they serve was the focus of a UN-backed event in the country’s western province of Farah. The event, organized by the regional office of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), drew provincial…

KANDAHAR - Raising awareness about women’s rights and gender-based violence was the aim of a series of UN-backed radio debates in the country’s southern province of Zabul. Panellists in the radio programmes, supported by the Kandahar regional office of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA…

KABUL - The pivotal role of good governance in promoting development and strengthening coordination with Kabul civil society was emphasized by participants at a UN-backed event in the capital of Afghanistan. The event, which brought together heads of five provincial line departments, along with the…

Sharana - At a UN-backed event in the southeastern province of Paktika, civil society members, rights activists and media professionals met with government officials to call for increased transparency and accountability in provincial-level planning. The event, organized by the offices of the…

HERAT - Strengthening a free press by empowering journalists, especial women working in the media, was the key topic of a series of UN-backed events in the western province of Herat. Afghan journalists from several media outlets attended the January events, which were hosted by the regional office…