News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL/GENEVA - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Human Rights Office today published a report documenting increasing challenges faced by journalists, media workers and media outlets in Afghanistan, where they operate under an environment of censorship and tight restrictions on…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) convened an inaugural meeting of the Working Group on Counter-Narcotics today, as a follow-up to the third Meeting of Special Envoys held in Doha, Qatar. The establishment of the thematic working group follows the recommendations…

KANDAHAR – Youth from Afghanistan’s southern provinces gathered to engage in dialogue and craft a unified vision for the country’s future. Through open discussions and shared aspirations, they developed a manifesto outlining their hopes for stability, progress, and prosperity. The manifesto is…

KABUL - Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations in Afghanistan joins communities across the globe in celebrating the resilience, achievements, and leadership of persons with disabilities. We call on the de-facto authorities to support the initiative and to…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is extremely concerned about a reported directive of the de facto authorities preventing women and girls from attending classes at private medical institutions. UNAMA continues to verify these reports through official channels and…

On International Human Rights Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges the de facto authorities to embrace global human rights obligations as a key to the protection and prosperity of current and future generations of women, men, girls and boys across the country. This…

KABUL - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the full text of the Security Council briefing by SRSG Roza Otunbayeva Read the full Report of the Secretary-General to the Security…

KABUL — Today, on the International Day of Education, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) marks this significant occasion with a profound sense of regret and deep concern for the millions of Afghan girls who continue to be denied their fundamental right to education. It has…

KABUL – Meetings of Working Groups on supporting Afghanistan’s private sector and counter-narcotics efforts, convened by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) were held on 12 and 13 February in a virtual format. The thematic Working Groups, established as a follow-up to the…

NEW YORK – A photo exhibition on the water crisis emergency in Afghanistan is on display at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The five-day exhibition, running from 24 to 28 February, highlights Afghanistan's escalating water crisis, driven by severe drought, climate change, decades of…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. Read the full report by the Secretary-General here: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for…

KABUL – On International Women’s Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan reiterates its urgent call for the de facto authorities to lift restrictions that continue to strip women and girls of their fundamental rights. The UN also calls on Member States to translate solidarity into action—by…