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UN envoy Yamamoto at Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.

25 Sep 2017

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.

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

UN working closely with authorities in Afghanistan to back credible electoral process.

Striking @ArtLordsWorld murals around Kabul focus on corruption.

UN supports media freedoms and the fight against impunity.

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

UN conducts extensive development and humanitarian work in Afghanistan.

Extreme harm to Afghan civilians continues as suicide attacks worsen, UN report shows.

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Press releases

JALALABAD - The importance of eliminating of all kinds of violence against girls and women, as well as the promotion of gender equality was discussed at a UN-backed radio programme in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar province.

22 Oct 2017

UN Secretary-General Guterres condemns mosque attacks in Afghanistan

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attacks at mosques in Kabul city and in Ghor Province during Friday prayers. The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured.

21 Oct 2017

New regional network established to reduce conflict in Afghanistan’s northeast

KUNDUZ - To generate new momentum around reducing conflict in Afghanistan’s restive northeast region, civil society members from four provinces gathered at a UN-backed symposium to establish a regional network for non-governmental organizations.

19 Oct 2017

UNAMA condemns recent attacks in Paktya and Ghazni

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the recent Taliban attacks in Paktya and Ghazni that claimed the lives of more than 60 people, many civilians, and injured at least 200.

19 Oct 2017

United Nations Secretary-General condemns attacks in Afghanistan’s Paktya and Ghazni provinces

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns attacks in Afghanistan’s Paktya and Ghazni provinces which left many dead and injured. He extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured.

19 Oct 2017

United Nations Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that took place in Paktya, Ghazni and Kabul on 17 October, which resulted in more than 70 people killed and over 200 wounded, for which the Taliban has claim

18 Oct 2017