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UN envoy Yamamoto briefs Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan

Suicide attacks and IEDs caused high number of deaths and injuries

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

Striking @ArtLordsWorld murals around Kabul focus on corruption.

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Press releases

TIRIN KOT - To discuss the Uruzgan’s latest economic development plans, preparations for the upcoming elections and human rights, UNAMA’s Kandahar regional office organized a series of meetings with civil society members, women’s rights groups, government officials and other comm

15 Oct 2018

Daikundi symposium spotlights social cohesion, local peace efforts

KITI - Government officials, religious scholars, elders, activists and other community leaders from Daikundi and Ghor gathered at a UN-backed symposium in Daikundi’s remote western district of Kiti to take stock of local initiatives to promote social cohesion and advance peace.

11 Oct 2018

Kandahar leaders strategize on next steps following nationwide dialogue on peace

KANDAHAR - After nation-wide consultations on peace among ordinary Afghans from across the country, all documented in a new book, community leaders in Kandahar met at a UN-backed event to discuss possible next steps toward building a more stable and prosperous country.

09 Oct 2018

Ghazni youth discuss challenges and way forward to peaceful future

GHAZNI - The active participation of young Afghans in peace-building is necessary for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful region, said participants at a UN-backed symposium in the south-eastern province of Ghazni.

08 Oct 2018

At cultural festival, multicoloured ‘pencil tree’ an emblem of a diverse, unified Afghanistan

HERAT - Multicoloured pencils, hanging from branches like leaves, formed the creative set-piece during an Afghanistan-wide poetry competition that drew hundreds of poetry aficionados from across the country to the western province of Herat for a celebration of Afghan literature.

06 Oct 2018

Women’s rights spotlighted at UN-backed events in Afghanistan’s northeast

KUNDUZ - Government officials, civil society members, teachers, activists and other community leaders from Afghanistan’s northeast gathered at UN-backed events in Kunduz and Takhar to discuss recent efforts to improve protections for women’s rights.

03 Oct 2018

Ghor leaders strategize on building community cohesion, foundations for peace

LAL WA SARJANGAL - Government officials, religious scholars, activists and other community leaders in a remote district of Ghor gathered at a UN-backed symposium to strategize on ways to promote social cohesion, both locally and nationally, in the interest of advancing peace.

01 Oct 2018

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

KANDAHAR - With a special focus in 2018 on the meaningful participation of women in peace initiatives, this year’s nationwide ‘Global Open Days’ events commenced in Afghanistan with a UN-backed symposium in Kandahar.

29 Sep 2018