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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

KABUL - To support efforts by Afghanistan’s communities and institutions in ending all forms of violence against women and girls, UNAMA’s regional offices organised a series of events and programmes across the country for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence camp

06 Dec 2018

Samangan communities sign local peace pact to end longstanding, violent dispute

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - A UN-backed peace initiative has helped ease a longstanding dispute in Samangan, demonstrating the power of local communities t

03 Dec 2018

Meaningful participation of Afghan women in peace the focus of ‘open days’ dialogues

KABUL - With a special focus in 2018 on the meaningful participation of women in peace initiatives, this year’s ‘Global Open Days’ events brought together hun

02 Dec 2018

SRSG Yamamoto at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan press conference

GENEVA - The following is a transcript of a press conference on 28 November 2018 following the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan.

PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT

28 Nov 2018

Secretary-General keynote statement at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan

GENEVA - The following is a transcript of a the keynote statement delivered by Under-Secretary-General Rosemary A. DiCarlo on behalf of Secretary-General António Guterres at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan.

28 Nov 2018

Secretary-General video message to open the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan

GENEVA - The following is a transcript of a video message delivered by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to open the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan.

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES

28 Nov 2018

Kapisa radio programme spotlights importance of Afghan youth in development initiatives

MAHMUD-E-RAQI - The active and meaningful participation of young Afghans in the country’s public institutions and in political processes is crucial for local development initiatives, said panellists in a UN-backed radio programme broadcast in the central province of Kapisa.

27 Nov 2018

Bamyan leaders strategize on building social cohesion, foundations for peace

BAMYAN - Community elders, civil society activists, religious scholars and media representatives in the central highlands province gathered at a UN-backed symposium to strategize on ways to promote social cohesion, both locally and nationally, in the interest of advancing peace.

26 Nov 2018

Street theatre in Kandahar promotes the rights of children in armed conflict

KANDAHAR - The importance of protecting the rights and well-being of children in the ongoing conflict came to life during several UN-backed events in Kandahar and Kunduz in recent weeks.

22 Nov 2018

UN officials meet with Zabul leaders on local peace, development

QALAT - To discuss Zabul’s latest economic development plans and local peace initiatives, UNAMA’s Kandahar regional office organized a series of meetings with civil society members, women’s rights groups, government officials and other community leaders in the provincial capital

21 Nov 2018