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...
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Link between peace, development and humanitarian assistance emphasized at Kandahar meeting
KANDAHAR – Peace, development and humanitarian assistance go hand in hand, said participants at a coordination meeting this week between United Nations agencies and provincial administration...
Reducing violence is crucial in coping with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
BAGLHAN-PARWAN - Continued violence during the COVID-19 pandemic is exasperating Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, observed participants in a series of radio discussions in Afghanistan’s northeast,...
Radio series highlights link between communal solidarity and peace
NILI-JAGHORI - Participants of UN-backed radio programmes in Afghanistan’s central and southeast provinces highlighted strong connections between solidarity in communities and peace. Speaking during...
Effective Coordination Essential for Protecting Women’s Rights, Says Balkh Leaders
MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Strong synergy between government officials, civil society members, rights advocates and other community leaders is essential for protecting the human rights of women and girls, said...
Parwan Province launches digital media campaign to promote open government
MAHMOOD RAQI- The Parwan provincial government together with civil society and the private sector have launched a social media campaign to enhance open government and citizens access to information. ...
Government transparency crucial to development, panellists stress in UN-backed radio debates
KUNDUZ - For effective economic growth in Afghanistan’s north-east region, stronger bonds must be forged between government offices and the private sector, said panellists in two UN-backed radio...
Regional cooperation and coordination needed to counter growing terrorist threat
KABUL - The threat from increasing terrorist activities in the region can be countered through regional cooperation and coordination, including effective joint action strategies, said Nicholas...
New radio partnership extends civic programming to remote Panjshir communities
BAZARAK - A new partnership between a central Panjshir province radio station and UNAMA will kick off over the next three months with a series of broadcasts on justice and rule of law. At a meeting...
Joint press release government, United Nations, and donors commence examination of UN work in Afghanistan
KABUL, 14 July 2015 – In the first of a series of three meetings to examine the role of United Nations entities in Afghanistan, senior Government and UN officials, along with representatives from the...
Religious, community leaders in Bamyan share efforts on insecurity
BAMYAN, 6 May 2015 – Around 25 key religious scholars and community leaders from Afghanistan’s Bamyan province have agreed to form a joint committee with the elders of neighbouring Baghlan province...
UN refugee agency begins distribution of winter supplies in northern Afghanistan
17 December 2013 - Ahead of Afghanistan’s harsh winter conditions setting in, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and...
During visit to Helmand province, UN agencies reiterate continued support
14 November 2013 – During a joint mission to Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province earlier this week, officials from six United Nations agencies met with local authorities on how they could...
UN’s Afghanistan humanitarian chief seeks international support to meet growing challenges
3 September 2012 – Despite strong international engagement in Afghanistan over the past decade, humanitarian actors working in the country fear that the global focus may be gradually shifting away. ...
UNAMA head visits Kandahar in first regional visit
Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš today told Afghan and United Nations officials that increased security as a result of the transition should lead to more development during a...
Head of UNAMA meets Mazar governor on first visit to northern region
Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš yesterday visited Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan as part of his ongoing efforts to reach out to provincial Afghan officials and civil...
UN in Kunduz plans for possible natural disasters
18 April 2011 – United Nations aid agencies and partner organizations in northeastern Afghanistan today strengthened the regional contingency plan in case of a natural or human induced disaster. The...
United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan meets with religious leaders
Kabul, Tuesday 12 April 2011 - Today the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura at his request, met separately with the Chairman of the Ulema Council...
Afghanistan launches its first polio campaign of the year
Thousands of health providers and volunteers in eastern and southern Afghanistan are making house calls today to vaccinate around 740,000 children in the country's first polio immunization campaign...
Afghanistan: UN-supported Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) completes mandate
31 January 2011 - In accordance with Afghan electoral laws, the United Nations-supported Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) today completed its mandate and closed down, transferring its archived...