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Herat uses drama to explore the war’s impact on civilians
Children must be protected from all conflict-related grave violations
2018 Elections violence - Taliban campaign to disrupt parliamentary elections and its impact on...
Education key to ending violence and advancing women’s rights say participants
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists marked in Kabul and across...
UN urges electoral authorities to safegaurd integrity and transparency of parliamentary elections
Paktika radio programme focuses on young Afghans’ role in building peace
UN Security Council press statement on parliamentary elections in Afghanistan
Meaningful participation of women in peace initiatives spotlighted in new radio series
UN encouraged by Afghans’ desire to vote, urges authorities to safeguard and complete elections

Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan - 27-28 November 2018

UN envoy Yamamoto briefs Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan

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

HERAT - The rights and well-being of civilians in wartime were brought to life through recent drama performances in Herat.

11 Nov 2018

Children must be protected from all conflict-related grave violations

SAR-E-PUL – Children should be protected from all grave violations resulting from conflict including abuse and being recruited as soldiers, said participants at UN-backed events in the northern provinces of Samangan and Sar-e Pul.

08 Nov 2018

Education key to ending violence and advancing women’s rights say participants

JALALABAD – Providing women with access to education, reducing poverty and promoting human rights are among the most sustainable ways of eliminating violence against women said participants at UN-backed events in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman and Kunar.

05 Nov 2018

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists marked in Kabul and across Afghanistan

KABUL - On the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, UNAMA and the Afghan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) convened a Media Summit in Kabul in order to spotlight the impact of worsening violence against reporters in Afghanistan and to

02 Nov 2018

Paktika radio programme focuses on young Afghans’ role in building peace

GARDEZ - The active participation of young Afghans in peace-building is necessary for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful region, said panellists in a UN-backed radio programme in the south-eastern province of Paktika.

24 Oct 2018

Meaningful participation of women in peace initiatives spotlighted in new radio series

MAZAR-E SHARIF - Women must play a meaningful role in any peace initiatives in Afghanistan, said panellists in a series of UN-backed radio programmes broadcast recently across the five northern provinces of Balkh, Jawzjan, Faryab, Samangan and Saripul.

22 Oct 2018

Community leaders in Afghanistan’s northeast gather to discuss prospects for peace

KUNDUZ - At two televised, UN-backed events in Badakshan and Takhar, religious leaders, rights activists and other community leaders came together to discuss local peace initiatives and to strategize on ways to build community cohesion.

17 Oct 2018

UN officials meet with Tirin Kot leaders on local peace, development

TIRIN KOT - To discuss the Uruzgan’s latest economic development plans, preparations for the upcoming elections and human rights, UNAMA’s Kandahar regional office organized a series of meetings with civil society members, women’s rights groups, government officials and other comm

15 Oct 2018

Daikundi symposium spotlights social cohesion, local peace efforts

KITI - Government officials, religious scholars, elders, activists and other community leaders from Daikundi and Ghor gathered at a UN-backed symposium in Daikundi’s remote western district of Kiti to take stock of local initiatives to promote social cohesion and advance peace.

11 Oct 2018

Kandahar leaders strategize on next steps following nationwide dialogue on peace

KANDAHAR - After nation-wide consultations on peace among ordinary Afghans from across the country, all documented in a new book, community leaders in Kandahar met at a UN-backed event to discuss possible next steps toward building a more stable and prosperous country.

09 Oct 2018