News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the attack carried out last night in an area of Kabul city heavily populated by civilians. The Mission is actively working to verify information indicating scores of civilians, including women, were killed and injured in a coordinated…

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 24 December, targeting a government building, which resulted in at least 43 people killed and 27 people injured. The members of the…

GARDEZ - The active participation of young Afghans in peace-building is necessary for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful region, said participants at UN-backed events in the country’s southeast. In a series of activities arranged by UNAMA’s Gardez office this year, hundreds of young…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) notes the announcement by Afghan electoral authorities for the presidential election to be held in July 2019 and welcomes the clarity in the electoral calendar. The United Nations understands that the new date announced by the Independent…

JALALABAD - Community leaders must coordinate their efforts to protect and provide support to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict, said participants during a UN-backed symposium on human rights in the eastern province of Nangarhar. Organized by UNAMA’s regional office in Jalalabad, the event…

CHARIKAR - The active participation of all Afghans in peace-building is necessary for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful country, said panellists in a UN-backed radio programme broadcast in the central province of Parwan. The programme, organized by UNAMA’s Kabul regional office and…

JALALABAD - In Afghanistan’s eastern region, two UN-backed peace initiatives in 2018 ended longstanding disputes and are continuing to demonstrate the power of local communities to determine their fate through consensus-building, even against the backdrop of the broader conflict playing out across…

HERAT - A group of women leaders from across Afghanistan gathered in the western city of Herat to underscore the importance and need for greater involvement of women in building peace, preventing conflict and countering violent extremism. More than 70 participants including government officials…

HERAT - Child casualties from Afghanistan’s conflict are running at alarming rates, say religious scholars during a UN-backed seminar on human rights in the western province of Herat. Religious scholars, human rights activists, provincial and district authorities from Herat and surrounding areas…

KUNDUZ - In an effort to promote the rights of women in the northeastern region, one woman is taking action and rallying others to create a more safer and violent free environment for women. Nahida Asifi, an official of the Kunduz Department of Women Affairs, has made it her business to fight…

KANDAHAR - A group of community leaders from Kandahar and neighbouring districts came together to take stock of and draw lessons from past and on-going peace initiatives in the southern region. In 2018, hundreds of community leaders; civil society, ulema, youth and women organizations participated…

KUNDUZ - In the northeastern region, religious leaders are countering violent extremism by preaching peace, tolerance and national unity. During 2018, some religious scholars were advocates and agents of peace, participating in numerous UN-backed events including on television and radio programs…