UNAMA was established on 28 March 2002 by UN Security Council Resolution 1401 following the Bonn Agreement of December 2001.
 
With the fall of the Taliban, the Bonn Agreement established an interim Government and prescribed the drafting of a new Constitution and the holding of elections. UNAMA was also mandated to manage all humanitarian, relief, recovery and reconstruction activities. 
 
In 2005, a new Parliament was elected in Afghanistan and, in consultation with the Government of Afghanistan, the UN Security Council outlined the core activities of the UN Mission in the country.
 
UNAMA was tasked with providing political and strategic advice for the peace process, promoting international engagement in the country, assisting the Government towards implementing the Afghanistan Compact of 2006 - a five-year strategy for rebuilding the country - and contributing to the protection and promotion of human rights.
 
In addition, UNAMA continued to manage UN humanitarian relief, recovery, reconstruction and development activities in Afghanistan in coordination with the Government.
 
The mandate of UNAMA is renewed annually in March. The UN Secretary-General reports quarterly to the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. In addition, other reports are issued by the Special Representative for Afghanistan, the Security Council and other UN agencies.

KEY DOCUMENTS AND LINKS

Bonn Agreement, 2001

Security Council Resolution 1401 establishing UNAMA, 2002

Afghanistan Compact, 2006 (Dari - Pashto)

Paris Declaration, 2008 (Dari - Pashto)

Afghanistan National Development Strategy

“Afghanistan: The London Conference” Communique, 2010