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Members of the Afghan National Police training at one of the training centres in Kabul. Photo: UNAMA
20 May 2012 – The US City of Chicago today plays host to the 25th Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that will see in attendance United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, among other leaders from over 60 countries.
20 May 2012 – A United Nations-supported stage drama show that seeks to raise awareness against underage marriage attracted hundreds of Afghan men, women and elderly in the country’s eastern Laghman province last week.
20 May 2012 - UN envoy urges participants of Chicago Summit to support Afghan security forces; NATO to announce Afghan partnership pact at Chicago – Musazai; Civil society network urges NATO, EU and UN's active role in Afghanistan; Strengthening of Afghan security forces, counter-terrorism and support for peace process top Afghan Government's demands at Chicago Summit; AIHRC accuses local police of violating human rights; Suicide attack kills ten civilians, three police in Khost ;UN envoy urges Chicago Summit participants to make strong and real commitments for Afghanistan; Erada Daily editorial backs UN envoy’s comments; UN-sponsored film festival “Kabul I Love you” premiered in Kabul; All security companies to be dissolved by the end of year - MoI; Iran ambassador to Kabul quits - source; Unidentified men torch boys’ school in Baghlan.Read archived headlines
Bamyan, 20 May 2012 - On Sunday 20th of May, H.E. Ms. Habiba Sorabi, the Governor of Bamyan, H.E. Mr. Reiichiro Takahashi, the Ambassador of Japan, and Mr. Peter Krogh Sorensen, Operations Centre Director and Representative, UNOPS Afghanistan Operations Centre (AGOC), laid the construction stone of the Foladi Valley Road in Bamyan District of Bamyan Province during the groundbreaking ceremony in the presence of H.E. Najeebullah Aoudjan, Minister of Public Works, and Mr. Michael Keating, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan. Print English
Kabul, 12 May 2012 - The Government of Afghanistan and NATO should ensure that protections for women and girls are a central component of transition and post-transition security frameworks for Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UN Women and the United Nations Population Fund said today. As heads of state and NATO prepare for the NATO Summit in Chicago on 20-21 May, UNAMA, UNFPA and UN Women called on NATO and the Afghan government to fulfill UN Security Council Resolution 1325 which requires all parties to take special measures to protect women and girls in armed conflict and stresses the critical role of women in all efforts to promote peace and security. Print English Dari Pashto
19 May 2012 - As the leaders of NATO countries and Afghanistan’s major donors meet in Chicago this week, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, has called on the international community for a solid and meaningful long-term support for Afghanistan.
May 17, 2012 – The United Nations-supported film project “Kabul, I love you” premiered today at the French Institute in Kabul at an event that included the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Michael Keating; the Acting Minister of Information and Culture, Timur Shah Ishaqzai; and Engineer Ahmed Latif, Head of Afghan Films. PDF in English
16 May 2012 – The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to new estimates released today by the United Nations, which stressed that greater progress is still needed in significantly reducing maternal deaths. UN News Centre
15 May 2012 - Citing parallels between Islamic teachings and current refugee law, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, has urged member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take long-standing principles of providing asylum and enshrine them in national legislation.
15 May 2012 - While the United Nations and its partners would continue to provide immediate humanitarian relief to Afghanistan, aid alone was not enough to deal with the conflict-torn nation’s myriad challenges, the United Nations humanitarian chief said today during a Headquarters news conference.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to lead the United Nations delegation.
Issue #3 of the Afghanistan and the United Nations Newspaper
Dari and Pashto versions are also available for download
"Let us remember. Let us honour. And let us continue" - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
In memoriam to colleagues killed in attacks in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif