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GENEVA - The following is a transcript of press readout by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, at the Afghanistan 2020 Conference. TRANSCRIPT Transcript of press readout by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons at…

KABUL - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), the United Nations in Afghanistan calls on everyone to increase efforts to prevent and redress violence against women and girls, particularly in the context of the outbreak of COVID-19. The International Day kicks…

GENEVA - The following is a transcript of the closing remarks of the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, at the closing press conference of the Afghanistan 2020 Conference. TRANSCRIPT Closing remarks delivered by the Secretary-General's Special Representative…

KABUL – As part of a series of interactive radio programmes marking 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, participants from Afghanistan’s central provinces called for urgent measures to help prevent the crime. "Violence against women is inhumane and un-Islamic," said Sarah Seerat, a…

KABUL - Afghan women and girls are being failed by the country’s justice system with their access to justice for crimes of violence remaining tenuous, finds a new report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office. The report, titled, “In Search…

MAIDAN WARDAK – Panellists in a series of UN-backed radio programmes across Afghanistan’s central provinces remain hopeful, despite all the many challenges and obstacles, that latest peace efforts will result in a final settlement ending decades of war. “Both sides should deliver on what the people…

KABUL, 16 December 2020 - Media can follow http://webtv.un.org for the live webcast of the UN Security Council session on the Secretary-General’s latest Report on Afghanistan, scheduled to commence Thursday, 17 December, at 10:00 New York local time (19:30 Kabul local). The session will also be…

KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Lyons highlighted key developments around peace, urgent need to reduce the levels of violence, journalist safety, combating corruption, the…

NEW YORK - Ramiz Alakbarov was appointed as the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan with UNAMA, serving also as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator. Mr Alakbarov succeeds Toby Lanzer of the United Kingdom, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful…

KABU L - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s return of negotiators to Doha and looks forward to the speedy resumption of talks between the two Afghan negotiating teams in Qatar. These negotiations are critical in helping to bring about an end to fighting and creating a…

NEW YORK - Mette Knudsen was appointed today by the Secretary-General as his new Deputy Special Representative (Political) for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Ms. Knudsen succeeds Ingrid Hayden of Australia, to whom the Secretary-General expresses his…

NANGARHAR – Looking to promote dialogue and contribute to local peace, peace centre members of Nangarhar University have been engaging communities in the country’s east. During 2020, the United Nations supported a series of events in Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman provinces to promote and amplify…