United Nations statement on reports of forceful attempts to replace government officials
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is extremely concerned by the events that are ongoing to replace government officials. Resorting to force or any other unlawful means at the very time that…
United Nations urges continuation of reduced violence and welcomes commitment to intra-Afghan negotiations
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the successful conclusion of a seven-day period of reduced violence, which is expected to lead to the start of intra-Afghan negotiations. “All stakeholders…
Secretary-General welcomes efforts to achieve a lasting political settlement in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes efforts to achieve a lasting political settlement in Afghanistan. Today’s events in Doha and Kabul mark important developments in this regard. He expresses his appreciation to the…
United Nations condemns attack targeting civilians at Kabul commemoration event
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns today’s attack in Kabul. Initial reports indicate that the attack killed nearly 30 civilians and injured many more, among them women and children…
Secretary-General condemns the attack in Kabul
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack today in Kabul at a commemoration of the life of Afghan leader Abdul Ali Mazari. He expresses his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and to the…
Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, talks with journalists on the set of Zan TV in Kabul. Photo: UNAMA / Fardin Waezi
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SRSG Yamamoto op-ed: The time has come to close the gender gap in Afghanistan
KABUL - Gender inequality is the injustice of our age and one of the biggest human rights challenges we face. But gender equality offers solutions to some of the most intractable problems in Afghanistan. Everywhere across…
International Women's Day 2020 – "I Am Generation Equality: Realizing Women's Rights"
KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan marks International Women’s Day under the global theme of “I Am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” to leverage individual and collective efforts to make gender equality…
United Nations statement on Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s inauguration
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) congratulates President Ashraf Ghani on the occasion of his inauguration today. The United Nations welcomes President Ghani’s commitment to national cohesion, to the…
UN family extends warm regards to Afghans on Nowruz
KABUL - The United Nations family extends warm regards to all Afghans on Nowruz as the country marks the beginning of spring and a new year. “The United Nations family joins Afghans in their celebrations and shares the hope…
Message from Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan
KABUL - I depart Kabul with one wish, a wish that I share with millions of Afghans: for peace to return to Afghanistan. May 2020 be the year that the war ends and Afghans can look forward with hope to a peaceful and…
Ms. Deborah Lyons of Canada - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Deborah Lyons of Canada as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA…
UNAMA calls on parties to further reduce violence and work towards ceasefire
KABUL - Given the mounting number of incidents this month in which civilians have been killed and injured in the Afghan conflict, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges all parties to further reduce levels of…