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Afghanistan making progress in fight against corruption — UN envoy
KABUL - Afghanistan is making progress in fighting corruption in the face of many challenges, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said at an anti-corruption conference co-hosted by the Afghan…
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UN supports initiative to promote gender mainstreaming in Afghanistan’s northeast
KUNDUZ - Promoting women’s access to government services and hiring more women into civil service positions were among the topics for a new outreach initiative targeting thousands of marginalized women in remote areas of two…
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Journalists in Afghanistan’s south work to build support for peace
KANDAHAR - In the southern region of Afghanistan, the UN is working on a new initiative to leverage the power of local radio and television to build support for peace. In an event this week, the regional office of the UN…
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Economic development and security the focus of UN-backed event in western Afghanistan
HERAT - Strategies to address the link between economic development and security were discussed by panellists at a UN-backed debate in the western province of Herat last week. The debate, which was the third in a series of…
Afghan women have an important role to play in achieving peace in Afghanistan
KABUL - Afghan women from the across the country gathered today to discuss their experiences, vision and contribution to peace in the country at the Fourth Kabul Symposium “Afghan Women; Messengers of Peace” hosted by…
UN urges parties to take action as child deaths from conflict hit new high
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is deeply concerned by the continued increase in conflict-related child deaths in 2017 and urges parties to the conflict to take immediate measures to reduce harm. “I…
UN Envoy meeting with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, today held an introductory meeting in Kabul with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The meeting took place as part of the United Nations support to…
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Daikundi civil society, provincial council and local administration forge ties to improve governance
Nili - A strong partnership between provincial councils, government and civil society is a critical necessity for good governance, says Deputy Governor of Daikundi Province, Mr Habibullah Radmanish. Speaking at a UN-backed…
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Religious leaders call for peace to be institutionalized in Afghanistan’s northeast
KUNDUZ - Addressing residents of Baghlan and Takhar in televised roundtable debates, religious scholars emphasized the critical importance of institutionalizing the principles of peace at all levels of society, from the…
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Afghan youth advocacy spotlighted in televised UN-backed debate in Paktika
GARDEZ - The advocacy role of young Afghans in working with government to fight corruption, promote women’s equality and bring about sustainable peace was the focus of an open debate in the south-eastern province of Paktika…
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Journalists in Afghanistan’s east focus on access to information, transparency
JALALABAD - In the eastern region of Afghanistan, the UN is working on an initiative to leverage the power of local radio and television to build support for government transparency and access to information. In a recent…
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Farah leaders strategize on women’s economic and political empowerment
HERAT - Empowerment of Afghan women and their increased participation in the country’s economic and political development was at the centre of a lively UNAMA-backed debate in the western Farah province this week. Some 20…