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UN envoy Yamamoto at 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

KUNDUZ - Kunduz University students have an opportunity this year to learn more about human rights as a result of a cooperation between UNAMA and the university.

18 Apr 2019

Community members in Kandahar look to expand use of social media for positive change

KANDAHAR - Activists in Kandahar are turning to social media to better coordinate and strengthen efforts to promote women’s rights.

16 Apr 2019

Panelists discuss women’s safety and equal opportunities in the workplace

HERAT – Providing a safe working environment is essential to women’s personal development and participation in public life, stressed participants during a UN-backed TV discussion in the western province of Herat.

09 Apr 2019

Statement by SRSG Tadamichi Yamamoto on the Role of Women in Peace & Security in Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH - The following is a transcript of the statement delivered by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto on the Role of Women in Peace and Security in Afghanistan.

07 Apr 2019

Surobi local leaders canvass for peace and development using radio

SUROBI - Leaders in the Surobi district of Kabul province are turning to radio to urge community members to join local peace initiatives and development projects.

04 Apr 2019

Invest in women’s education to address poverty and inequality

HELMAND – Providing women with access to education is the most sustainable means of addressing gender inequality and improving the lives of women, stressed participants in a series of UN-backed radio discussions in the southern provinces of Helmand, Nimroz and Zabul.

28 Mar 2019

Ending the conflict is the only sure way to prevent further harm to civilians, say TV panelists in Herat

HERAT - Ending the conflict is the only sure way to protect civilians from harm said participants at UN-backed TV programmes in the western province of Herat.

24 Mar 2019

Afghan National Journalists Day marked across Afghanistan

KABUL- The Afghan National Journalists Day was marked today in Kabul with a strong message in support of media freedom and solidarity with journalists in Afghanistan.

18 Mar 2019

All fighting parties have obligation to protect civilians, say Jalalabad TV panelists

JALALABAD – Civilians must be protected from the effects of conflict, emphasized by participants at a UN-backed television roundtable in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

17 Mar 2019

Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

New York - The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) by unanimously adopting resolution 2460 (2019). UNAMA’S mandate will now run until 17 September 2019.

16 Mar 2019