Statement by Tadamichi Yamamoto on the clashes in Ghazni
KABUL - The Taliban’s attack against Ghazni city, and the subsequent fighting in densely populated urban spaces, has again caused terrible suffering to civilians caught in the conflict. Equally unacceptable, the fight for the…
Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism appeals for support to victims of terrorism
KABUL - Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, Head of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism appealed for support to the victims of terrorism today in Kabul. “We must never forget the tens of thousands of people…
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 15 August, targeting an education centre, which resulted in…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The Secretary General conveys his condolences to the families who have suffered from the recent Taliban attacks in Ghazni. The Secretary-General stresses the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and the opening…
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Women’s political empowerment the focus of UN-backed radio programme
NILI - Women’s participation in political processes is crucial for advancing Afghanistan toward a more stable and prosperous country, said panellists during a UN-backed radio programme in the central highlands province of…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the attack on an education centre in Kabul
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the suicide attack yesterday on an education centre in Kabul. According to reports, many of the victims at the co-educational facility were students under the…
United Nations condemns attack deliberately targeting students at school
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the Kabul school attack that the Mission has now verified to have killed 40 students and injured 67, the majority of whom were young women and men…
UNAMA welcomes the announcement by the Afghan government of a conditional ceasefire and calls to put end to violence
Kabul - UNAMA welcomes the announcement by the Government of a conditional ceasefire for the upcoming Eid and calls on the parties to the conflict to seize this opportunity to put an end to violence. “A mutual ceasefire would…
UN Secretary-General’s message on first International Day of Remembrance of, and Tribute to, the Victims of Terrorism
NEW YORK - Terrorism is one of the most challenging issues of our time and a serious threat to international peace and security. From Tajikistan to the United Kingdom, from Baghdad to Barcelona, these ruthless attacks have…
Statement by UN Special Representative Tadamichi Yamamoto on the Occasion of Eid-ul-Adha
KABUL - As Muslims around the world prepare to mark the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, I wish all Afghans a peaceful and joyous celebration. Eid-ul-Adha is a time of peace, which all Afghans long for. I hope that families around…
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Strategies to empower Nangarhar women spotlighted in new TV programme
JALALABAD - Participants in a UN-backed television programme broadcast in the eastern province of Nangarhar singled out education as the key to women’s empowerment at all levels of Afghanistan’s political and social life…
Security Council Press Statement on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement by the Government of Afghanistan on 19 August of a second conditional ceasefire with the Taliban from the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday. The members…