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UNAMA supports efforts to guarantee the respect for human rights.

Security Council debate on the Situation in Afghanistan

UN envoy Deborah Lyons maintains close dialogue with Afghans across the country.

UNAMA supports efforts to achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan.

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

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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KABUL – High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) representatives were joined over the weekend by a group of Afghan youth and women from provinces around Kabul in a peace outreach event at which they presented a declaration listing their expectations of peace tal

24 Sep 2020

The future we want is peace, equality and opportunities for all

KABUL - A future free from violence and discrimination and where every person can meet their full potential is a vision shared by Afghans across the country, according to a series of discussions held this year on their hopes and ideas for a better world as pa

21 Sep 2020

Reducing violence is crucial in coping with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

BAGLHAN-PARWAN - Continued violence during the COVID-19 pandemic is exasperating Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, observed participants in a series of radio discussions in Afghanistan’s northeast, west and Kabul provinces.

14 Sep 2020

Radio series highlights link between communal solidarity and peace

NILI-JAGHORI - Participants of UN-backed radio programmes in Afghanistan’s central and southeast provinces highlighted strong connections between solidarity in communities and peace.

07 Sep 2020

UN envoy Lyons briefing the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.

03 Sep 2020

Live and on-demand webcast of UN Security Council session on latest Afghanistan report

KABUL, 1 September 2020 - Media can follow http://webtv.un.org the live broadcast of the UN Security Council session on

01 Sep 2020

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.

29 Aug 2020

Access to information more urgent than ever during COVID-19

GARDEZ/FAYZABAD - The importance of public access to information is even more critical during the time of COVID-19, said participants in a series of radio discussions held in Afghanistan’s northeastern and southeastern provinces.

11 Aug 2020

SRSG Deborah Lyons at the Senior Officials Meeting

KABUL - The following is a transcript of the opening remarks delivered by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, at the Senior Officials Meeting.

TRANSCRIPT

29 Jul 2020

Essential role of young women and men in peace efforts spotlighted in Kabul symposium

KABUL - Young women and men in Afghanistan have the power to build a culture of peace while preventing and resolving local disputes, even in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, said panellists in a UN-backed virtual symposium in the central province o

14 Jul 2020