News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

KABUL- Afghanistan is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as over one million Afghans have returned this year to a country already strained by climate shocks and limited basic services. The United Nations warns that…

KABUL - The UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold a plenary meeting on the situation in Afghanistan today 7 July, at 10:00 hours New York local time (18:30 hours Kabul local) and can be followed at https://webtv.un.org/en…

KABUL - Meetings of working groups on Afghanistan’s private sector and counternarcotics convened by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), were held in in Doha, Qatar on 30 June and 1 July. The two days…

KABUL – During a visit to the Islam Qala border crossing, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva called for immediate international support for relief efforts as she witnessed…

KABUL/GENEVA - A UN report published today documents the cases of individuals involuntarily returned to Afghanistan who have experienced serious human rights violations on the basis of their specific profiles. These…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the devastating loss of life caused by Sunday's earthquake in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province. Initial reports indicate that more than 800 people have been…

KABUL - On 7 September, the de facto Afghan security forces prevented national female staff members and contractors of the United Nations from entering UN compounds in Kabul. This restriction was extended to UN field offices…

KABUL - Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, visited Kunar province this week, where recent earthquakes have devastated communities and left nearly half a million people in urgent need…

KABUL - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a session on Afghanistan tomorrow 17 September, at 10:00 hours New York local time (18:30 hours Kabul local) and can be followed at http://webtv.un.org The session will…

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…

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…

KABUL, 30 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls on Afghanistan’s de facto Taliban authorities to immediately and fully restore nationwide Internet and telecommunications access. The cut in…