News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KUNDUZ - The United Nations will do its utmost to support peace efforts in Kunduz and across Afghanistan, said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan in meetings with government officials, civil…

KABUL - Afghanistan authorities have made headway in their fight against corruption while enormous challenges remain, finds a new United Nations report released today. “For the sake of the country’s future, corruption in…

KABUL - The following is a transcript of a press conference on 25 April 2017 about the release of UNAMA's report 'Afghanistan’s Fight Against Corruption: The Other Battlefield.’ PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT Release of UNAMA’s…

FAIZABAD - Addressing residents of Badakhshan in a televised roundtable debate, religious scholars emphasized the critical importance of institutionalizing the principles of peace at all levels of society, from the social to…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges all parties to the conflict to take immediate and concrete measures to better protect civilians from harm, as the latest data for 2017 released today by UNAMA…

HERAT - Improving conditions for women in the workforce, including responding effectively to workplace harassment, was the focus of a UN-backed radio debate in the western province of Herat last week. Some two dozen people…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is encouraged by progress on peace in Afghanistan, as most recently signalled by the agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and Hezb-i-Islami Gulbuddin, and…

KANDAHAR - To eliminate corruption from Afghanistan, every individual in every community across the country must play an active role, said panellists in a televised UN-backed debate held in Kandahar this week. The debate…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s media professionals, who continue to work against immense challenges, are to be commended for their courage and determination, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said at a…

NEW YORK - Journalists go to the most dangerous places to give voice to the voiceless. Media workers suffer character assassination, sexual assault, detention, injuries and even death. We need leaders to defend a free media…

HERAT - Improving provincial government requires hiring more women, community leaders stressed at a UN-backed event in Herat this week. The event, supported by the Herat regional office of the UN Assistance Mission in…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the visit this week of a team of experts to conduct a Security Council-requested strategic review of the Mission and its work. “This is an excellent…