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QALAT - To discuss Zabul’s latest economic development plans and local peace initiatives, UNAMA’s Kandahar regional office organized a series of meetings with civil society members, women’s rights groups, government officials and other community leaders in the provincial capital of Qalat. In the…

KANDAHAR - The importance of protecting the rights and well-being of children in the ongoing conflict came to life during several UN-backed events in Kandahar and Kunduz in recent weeks. Hundreds of community members, including women and children, gathered in several districts of the southern…

KABUL - Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the United Nations in Afghanistan calls on everyone to respect, promote and protect the rights of women and girls to end violence against women. The…

BAMYAN - Community elders, civil society activists, religious scholars and media representatives in the central highlands province gathered at a UN-backed symposium to strategize on ways to promote social cohesion, both locally and nationally, in the interest of advancing peace. More than 20…

MAHMUD-E-RAQI - The active and meaningful participation of young Afghans in the country’s public institutions and in political processes is crucial for local development initiatives, said panellists in a UN-backed radio programme broadcast in the central province of Kapisa. During the programme…

GENEVA - The following is a transcript of a the keynote statement delivered by Under-Secretary-General Rosemary A. DiCarlo on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE TO GENEVA CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN Geneva, 28 November…

KABUL - Preliminary findings from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) indicate that as many as 23 civilians were killed and three injured Tuesday in an airstrike in Garmser district of Helmand province during operations conducted by pro-government forces against Taliban in the area…

KABUL - With a special focus in 2018 on the meaningful participation of women in peace initiatives, this year’s ‘Global Open Days’ events brought together hundreds of women from across Afghanistan with representatives from government offices, religious institutions, academia and civil society…

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - A UN-backed peace initiative has helped ease a longstanding dispute in Samangan, demonstrating the power of local communities to determine their fate through dialogue, even against the backdrop of the broader conflict playing out across the country. Some 2,000 inhabitants of the…

KABUL - Women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peace processes was the focus of this year’s Afghanistan-wide Global Open Days events, a series of nationwide dialogues around women, peace and security. “Gender inequality continues to prevail in Afghanistan with regard to women’s…