KABUL - An Afghan anti-corruption group has identified weakness in the process of asset registration of high ranking officials as a key impediment in the country’s fight against corruption and detection of illicit enrichment…
KABUL - Ahead of next month’s second round run-off in the country’s Presidential elections, the Afghan body responsible for organizing the poll today asked civil society groups and media organizations for their cooperation in…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today's release, by the Independent Election Commission, of the preliminary results of the country’s Provincial Council elections held on 5 April…
KABUL - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted mental health services and gender-sensitive relief, among its key concerns, as relief efforts continuing in aid of victims of a deadly landslide that…
KABUL - A senior United Nations official in Afghanistan has called for making next month’s Presidential run-off elections as transparent as possible, to candidates as well as to the public, so that the outcome will reflect…
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the certified final results of the 5 April Afghan Presidential elections. These Afghan-led elections mark an important step towards peaceful political transition…
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcome the announcement by the Afghan Independent Election Commission on 15 May of the certified final results of the first round of the Afghan presidential election.The members…
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) today announced the final results of the country’s 5 April Presidential poll, declaring a second round run-off between the two leading candidates after none of those…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s announcement of the final results of the 5 April Presidential elections.It congratulates the Afghan people, candidates, and the country’s…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today launched a booklet on the obligations of all parties to the country’s armed conflict to respect and promote the rights of children under international…
KABUL - The head of Afghanistan’s Electoral Media Commission – part of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) – today called on the country’s media institutions to submit their financial reports on elections-related…
KABUL - As part of a United Nations-supported nationwide campaign, around 8.9 million children under five years of age have been administered anti-polio vaccine drops around Afghanistan.The campaign, implemented by the…