News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - More than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest annual UN report documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan. A total of 10,453 civilian casualties - 3,438 people killed and 7,015 injured - were documented in…

KABUL - The following is a near verbatim transcript of a 15 February 2018 press conference on the Release of the 2017 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict Participants: UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto Director of UNAMA Human…

KANDAHAR - Discussing the challenges faced by women in the southern region of the country, a group of women singled out education as a priority need. In an open forum with the Kandahar regional office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), a group of women gathered to…

KABUL – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the coming into force of Afghanistan’s new penal code, a milestone in the country’s criminal justice reform and a vital part of efforts to strengthen the rule of law. With the new penal code, Afghanistan has for the first time a…

KABUL - All sides in the Afghan conflict must do more to protect and respect the civilian population, said Afghans from different walks of life at a series of UN-backed forums taking place around the country. For the fourth consecutive year, more than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered…

BADGHIS – The need for participation and inclusion of rural women in the development agenda was stressed during an intensive discussion in a UN-backed radio programme in the western province of Badghis. As part of a wider campaign to promote the rights and welfare of rural women in Afghanistan’s…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the Afghan government’s renewed call for unconditional peace talks with the Taliban and the outlining of a framework for peace, presented at the Kabul Process II conference in the Afghan capital today. Together with the 25 countries…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. The UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the report on Thursday. There will be a live webcast on UN Web TV…

LASHKAR GAH - To strategize on practical steps toward improving security and fostering economic development in Helmand, one of Afghanistan’s most restive provinces, community leaders gathered at a UN-backed symposium in the provincial capital. At the event, organized by UNAMA’s Kandahar regional…

KABUL - Media can follow live the UN Security Council session on the Secretary-General’s latest Report on Afghanistan broadcast on UN WEB TV, scheduled to commence 10:00 New York local time (19:30 Kabul local) 8 March. The session will also be available as a downloadable video clip a few hours after…

HERAT - A series of UN-backed events across Afghanistan to support gender equality and to empower women started this week in Herat with a radio roundtable discussion that focused on the need for women to be fully included in peace processes and development initiatives. The roundtable participants in…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan marks International Women’s Day today, recognizing the global movement for women’s rights and the work of activists who have been central to the push for gender equality. The theme for this year’s Women’s Day is ‘Time Is Now: Rural and Urban Activists…