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UN envoy Yamamoto briefs Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan

Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan - 27-28 November 2018

UN envoy Yamamoto maintains close dialogue on key issues with Afghans across the country.

Secretary-General Guterres met with Afghans displaced by conflict during his summer 2017 visit to Kabul

SG Guterres met with Afghans displaced by conflict during his summer 2017 visit to Kabul.

UNAMA committed to supporting Afghan-owned elections process

UN conducts extensive development and humanitarian work in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s Minister to the US signs the Charter of the United Nations on 19 November 1946.

UN supports media freedoms and the fight against impunity.

UN Security Council visits Afghanistan in January 2018

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Press releases

JALALABAD – Thousands of people across the eastern region have learned about gender violence and women’s rights through a series of radio and television awareness programmes supported by the UNAMA in 2018.

20 Jan 2019

We will continue to preach peace, unity and tolerance say northeast religious scholars

KUNDUZ - In the northeastern region, religious leaders are countering violent extremism by preaching peace, tolerance and national unity.

17 Jan 2019

Community leaders take stock of peace-building efforts in the southern region

KANDAHAR – A group of community leaders from Kandahar and neighbouring districts came together to take stock of and draw lessons from past and on-going peace initiatives in the southern region.

15 Jan 2019

Activist rally others to protect the rights of women in the northeast

KUNDUZ – In an effort to promote the rights of women in the northeastern region, one woman is taking action and rallying others to create a more safer and violent free environment for women.

13 Jan 2019

Children among the largest casualties of Afghan conflict say Herat religious scholars

HERAT – Child casualties from Afghanistan’s conflict are running at alarming rates, say religious scholars during a UN-backed seminar on human rights in the western province of Herat.

10 Jan 2019

Women leaders gather in Herat to discuss their role in peacebuilding

HERAT – A group of women leaders from across Afghanistan gathered in the western city of Herat to underscore the importance and need for greater involvement of women in building peace, preventing conflict and countering violent extremism.

08 Jan 2019

UN-backed peace initiatives foster community cohesion in Afghanistan’s east

JALALABAD - In Afghanistan’s eastern region, two UN-backed peace initiatives in 2018 ended longstanding disputes and are continuing to demonstrate the power of local communities to determine their fate through consensus-building, even against the backdrop of the broader conflict

06 Jan 2019

Parwan community leaders discuss challenges, way forward to peaceful future

CHARIKAR - The active participation of all Afghans in peace-building is necessary for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful country, said panellists in a UN-backed radio programme broadcast in the central province of Parwan.

03 Jan 2019

Protecting, supporting civilians affected by conflict the focus of Nangarhar symposium

JALALABAD - Community leaders must coordinate their efforts to protect and provide support to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict, said participants during a UN-backed symposium on human rights in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

02 Jan 2019

Young Afghans discuss their role in building peace in the country’s southeast

GARDEZ - The active participation of young Afghans in peace-building is necessary for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful region, said participants at UN-backed events in the country’s southeast.

27 Dec 2018