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UN envoy Yamamoto at Security Council on the situation 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 conducts extensive development and humanitarian work in Afghanistan.

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

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GARDEZ – Participants of a UN-backed radio programme in the southeastern province of Paktya have called for urgent measures to end the conflict which has caused tens of thousands of civilian casualties.

17 Sep 2019

We are tired of the conflict say participants of a UN-backed TV series in Herat

HERAT – Participants of a UN-backed television programme in the western province of Herat have added their voice to calls for an end to the conflict and the continuing harm combatants inflict upon civilians across the country.

12 Sep 2019

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.

10 Sep 2019

UN Secretary-General's latest report on Afghanistan to the Security Council

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.

06 Sep 2019

Young Afghans in the country’s northeast discuss their role in building peace

KUNDUZ - The active participation of youth in peacebuilding, locally and nationally, is crucial for creating a more stable and inclusive Afghanistan, said participants in a series of UN-backed events in the country’s northeast.

05 Sep 2019

Civilian victims of Afghan conflict gather in Mazar to call for inclusion in peace efforts

MAZAR-E-SHARIF - Civilians injured in Afghanistan’s conflict, along with family members of those killed, gathered for a daylong event in the country’s north to make their voices heard on peace.

03 Sep 2019

Women’s essential role in peace spotlighted at UN-backed symposium in Afghanistan’s east

JALALABAD - The critical importance of Afghan women’s meaningful participation in peace efforts, locally and nationally, was the focus of a recent UN-backed symposium in Afghanistan’s eastern region.

01 Sep 2019

Logar schoolteachers gather to strategize on protecting children’s rights

KABUL - The rights and wellbeing of children were the focus of a UN-backed symposium for Logar schoolteachers, who arrived in Kabul yesterday to discuss ways to protect children from abuse in the context of Afghanistan’s armed conflict.

29 Aug 2019

Women’s social and political empowerment the focus of Baghlan symposium

PUL-E-KHUMRI - Women’s participation in Afghanistan’s development planning and political processes is crucial for advancing the country toward stability and prosperity, said participants at a UN-backed event in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Baghlan.

27 Aug 2019

Social cohesion essential for peace and security, say Ghor community leaders

LAL WA SARJANGAL - Government officials, religious scholars and civil society activists gathered at a UN-backed symposium in eastern Ghor to strategize on ways to foster social cohesion in the interest of advancing peace, locally and nationally.

25 Aug 2019