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The Security Council met today, 17 September, in New York and voted unanimously to pass resolution S/RES/2596 (2021) renewing UNAMA’s mandate for six months until 17 March 2022. Council members requested the Secretary-General to prepare a written report by 31 January 2022, outlining “strategic and…

UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs in Afghanistan are in a race against time to deliver life-saving aid to crisis-affected people and preposition supplies ahead of winter. Millions of people in Afghanistan have been deeply affected by decades of conflict and displacement, chronic poverty, the COVID…

The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms today’s horrific attack at a mosque in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan. This is the third attack against a religious institution in less than a week. Attacks that deliberately target civilians exercising the right to freely practice their religion…

Thank you very much for your presence. Exactly four weeks after the humanitarian conference in Geneva, the humanitarian crisis is growing in Afghanistan — and so is the United Nations response to deliver for the Afghan people. The crisis is affecting at least 18 million people — half of the country…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the despicable attack today on the Imam Baragah mosque in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The Secretary General expresses his deep condolences to the bereaved families and wishes those injured a quick recovery. The perpetrators of this latest crime…

Briefing to the United Nations Security Council by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ms. Deborah Lyons New York, 17 November 2021 [as delivered] * * * Mr. President, Thank you so much for this opportunity and thank you to the Council members for the opportunity to speak…

Briefing to the United Nations Security Council by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ms. Deborah Lyons New York, 17 November 2021 [as delivered] * * * Mr. President, Thank you so much for this opportunity and thank you to the Council members for the opportunity to speak…

NEW YORK - Media stakeout following the briefing to the Security Council by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons. TRANSCRIPT MEDIA STAKEOUT FOLLOWING SRSG DEBORAH LYONS BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL New York – 17 November 2021 (near verbatim) *** SRSG…

KABUL - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), the United Nations in Afghanistan calls on everyone for concrete actions to end violence against women. Gender-based violence continues to be a serious threat to women and girls and a major obstacle to achieving…

KABUL - The United Nations remains committed to the people of Afghanistan and will continue to support their efforts to build an inclusive, just and peaceful society, said Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo today as she ended a three-day visit to the…

KABUL - Marking International Human Rights Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) underscores the significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its real importance for Afghanistan, calling upon the Taliban to demonstrate their support for the rights of every Afghan…

NEW YORK - Ladies and gentlemen of the media, good morning. Allow me a few words on the nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan. We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people. Just two days ago, the United Nations launched our largest-ever humanitarian appeal for a single country. The scale of…