Press releases

  • UNAMA condemns killing of foreign journalist in Kabul
    11 Mar 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of a Swedish-British journalist in the capital, Kabul, today. The victim was shot in broad daylight while walking in the Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan diplomatic area.
  • UN system in Afghanistan recommits to gender equality and women’s empowerment
    07 Mar 2014 - KABUL - As the United Nations prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day, which falls on 8 March annually, the UN system in Afghanistan is marking the Day with a recommitment to its efforts to help improve gender equality and women’s empowerment.
  • UN Political Chief visits Afghanistan
    15 Feb 2014 - KABUL - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, concluded his two-day visit to Afghanistan today.
  • UN Special Representative Ján Kubiš on the killing of electoral campaign workers
    02 Feb 2014 - KABUL - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, strongly condemns the killing of the two members of the election campaign team of one of the presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. They were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Herat city on Saturday night. The Special Representative sends his deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of those who lost their lives in this criminal act.
  • Co-Chairs’ statement on the conclusion of Special Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board meeting
    30 Jan 2014 - KABUL - Click here for the joint statement of the co-Chairs – Afghanistan’s Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal and United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Ján Kubiš – on the conclusion of the Special Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (S-JCMB) meeting today.

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