9 October 2012 – The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan said in Kabul today that the international community remained strongly committed to extend their necessary support to the country through and after 2014 when the international combat troops leave the country.
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Kabul/Geneva, 8 August 2012 – In the first six months of 2012, conflict-related violence in Afghanistan continued to take a devastating toll on civilians, the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today, releasing its 2012 Midyear Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Read transcript of the press conference organized to release the report

30 May 2012 – In his first press conference since returning from the NATO Summit, the head of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan today praised the international community for its political and financial pledges in Chicago, and urged a similar level of commitment to the country’s economic and social needs at the upcoming development aid conference in Tokyo. Transcript of the press conference

28 March 2012 - After ten years in Afghanistan, UNAMA’s new mandate calls for a shift in focus towards working more inclusively with the Afghan Government and civil society. That was the message delivered at a press conference in Kabul today by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš. He was referring to the unanimous 22 March decision by the United Nations Security Council to extend UNAMA’s mission for another year. View Full Transcript - Video Report - Dari - Pashto

New York, 20 March 2012 - Thank you very much for your attention, for your time. I am very happy to be here. It’s my first briefing to the Security Council in my new capacity as the head of UNAMA and the SRSG. I have been in the country for not more than two months. So I am pretty fresh with some previous exposures to the region and to the issues that are on the agenda. Video

1 March 2012 - Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General today spoke to journalists in Kabul in his third press conference since taking the helm of UNMA in January 2012.  A transcript of the press conference in English is below. English

4 February 2012 - Below is the transcript of the press conference organized to launch the "Annual Report 2011: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict". The speakers are Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Georgette Gagnon, Director of UNAMA Human Rights. Print English

25 January 2012 - First of all, I would like to thank you very much for coming to this first press conference of myself as the new head of UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) and the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Print English

29 September 2011 - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today spoke to the Security Council at a quarterly meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. Transcript

A copy of the Secretary-General's latest report is available here.

14 July 2011 - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. Thank you for coming. I think it is the right time, I’m sorry to say, for addressing issues relating to civilian casualties. We do have a report – every six months. Transcript