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UNAMA supports women’s empowerment and full rights of women and girls in Afghanistan

UN envoy Tadamichi Yamamoto maintains close dialogue with Afghans across the country.

Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed with Afghans displaced by the conflict.

UNAMA is committed to supporting Afghan-led elections.

UN Envoy Tadamichi at Security Council on the Situation in Afghanistan

UN conducts extensive development and humanitarian work in Afghanistan.

UNAMA conducts local peace initiatives aimed at ending conflicts across the country.

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NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available.

14 Dec 2019

Calls to end violence against women heard at 16 Days events across Afghanistan

KABUL - Calls to protect the rights of women, improve their education opportunities and end all violence against them framed discussions at UN-backed events across Afghanistan during the UN’s global campaign of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

11 Dec 2019

Balkh leaders call for stronger measures to protect children in armed conflict

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - At a UN-backed event in Mazar, the capital of Balkh province, participants underscored the pressing need for stronger measures to protect children from harm in Afghanistan’s armed conflict.

08 Dec 2019

Afghanistan’s community leaders call peace the country’s single highest priority

GARDEZ/BAMYAN - Peace remains the single most important aspiration for the people of Afghanistan, stressed participants at recent UN-backed events in the south-eastern province of Paktya and in the central highlands province of Bamyan.

02 Dec 2019

Communities across Afghanistan call for an end to violence against women

KABUL - Hundreds of Afghans gathered at UN-backed events across the country to decry violence against women and girls, and to strategize on practical steps to put an end to harmful traditional practices in Afghanistan.

27 Nov 2019

Mazar marks international literacy day with call for investment in women’s education

MAZAR-E- SHARIF – Investing in women’s education will help improve livelihoods, gender inequality and reduce poverty for all Afghans – that was the message from participants at a UN-backed event to mark international literacy day say in the northern city of Mazar.

14 Nov 2019

Kandahar theatre group promotes the rights of children

KANDAHAR – Large audiences in the southern province of Kandahar were recently treated to drama sketches and performances by a group of actors highlighting the importance of protecting the rights of children.

12 Nov 2019

Media summit spotlights impact of worsening violence against reporters in Afghanistan

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

03 Nov 2019

Protecting children’s rights in Afghanistan spotlighted at Kunduz University symposium

KUNDUZ - Participants at a UN-backed seminar on human rights, held at Kunduz University, underscored the crucial need to strengthen measures to protect children in Afghanistan’s armed conflict.

31 Oct 2019

Daikundi leaders call for communities across Afghanistan to support peace

NILI - Peace is the greatest need for the people of Afghanistan, said religious scholars and civil society activists gathered at a UN-backed event in Nili, the provincial capital of Daikundi.

29 Oct 2019