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Mazar - Supported by the German aid agency (GIZ) and UNAMA in the northern region of Afghanistan, an orientation on the national priority programme (NPP) for governance cluster was held in Mazar-e-Sharif last week. Over 40…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Afghan Independent Election Commission of the timeline leading to the 2014 elections in accordance with the…

HERAT - The role of regional countries in contributing to peace and stability in Afghanistan post-2014, the transition process and the upcoming elections were the key areas discussed during a two-day international conference…

KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan I extend my greetings to all the people of Afghanistan and to all UN staff in the country as we start to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha. Download UNAMA Press Statement in English…

KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan I extend my greetings to all the people of Afghanistan and to all UN staff in the country as we start to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha. Download UNAMA Press Statement in English…

KABUL - On the occasion of United Nations Day and on behalf of the UN in Afghanistan, I would like to reiterate the commitment of the UN family to working together with the Afghan people to achieve the ultimate objectives of…

KABUL - On the occasion of United Nations Day and on behalf of the UN in Afghanistan, I would like to reiterate the commitment of the UN family to working together with the Afghan people to achieve the ultimate objectives of…

KABUL - A UNAMA helicopter was involved in an emergency landing due to technical problems in the afternoon of 14 October 2012 near Yakawolang district in Bamyan province of the central highlands in Afghanistan. Download UNAMA…

KABUL - United Nations agencies and their Afghan Government partners celebrated the 32nd World Food Day in Kabul yesterday by highlighting the role of cooperatives in improving food security and contributing to the…

KABUL - Afghanistan has registered major progress in girls’ education and “remarkable increase” in the number of primary school students in the last decade, said a United Nations report released yesterday in Paris. Download…

FARYAB - Izumi Nakamitsu, the Director of the Asia and Middle East Division of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, led a UN delegation to Maimana city of Faryab province on Thursday last week. The officials were…

MAZAR - The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) was marked in Mazar-e-Sharif yesterday. Organized by a humanitarian NGO, Johanniter International, and supported by the United Nations, the day was celebrated in…