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NEW YORK - The everyday life of Afghan people living in the midst of conflict is the focus of a new photography exhibition currently on display at the United Nations Visitors Lobby in New York. “Afghanistan: Everyday in the…

KABUL - Although Afghanistan has suffered through years of war, the Afghan people prove that the spirit of Afghanistan is still very much alive. This is the message the Afghanistan Ambassador to the United Nations Mr. Zahir…

10 July 2011 – A new library for the library of Law Faculty of Kunduz University was officially inaugurated at a ceremony attended on Saturday. In attendance were Kunduz University professors and staff from UNAMA and GIZ, the…

The transition towards greater Afghan leadership and ownership is on track, the top United Nations envoy to the country reported today, while adding that the process must not just be about security but also be linked to…

6 July 2011 - Only 48 percent of Afghanistan’s population have access to safe drinking water and only 37 percent use improved sanitation facilities - with serious health implications, especially for children, according to the…

A photographic exhibition entitled “On the Ground: UN Peace Operations in Darfur and in Afghanistan” opens today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. A collaboration between the United Nations Assistance Mission in…

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today launches a joint photographic exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in New York…

6 July 2011 - The United Nations Security Council is today scheduled to discuss the latest report of the Secretary-General on developments in Afghanistan. Click here for a full copy of the report. Staffan de Mistura, the…

United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Michael Keating of the United Kingdom as his Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. Mr Keating will also serve as the United Nations…

KUNDUZ - Kunduz hosted Helmand this week for a friendly football match to improve cultural relations between the southern and northeastern provinces of the country. The Kunduz Shaheens faced the Helmand Yarans in Kunduz…

NEW YORK - An independent United Nations human rights expert today said that the new procedure adopted by the Security Council on the listing of individuals and organizations under the international sanctions regime against…

2 July 2011 - The United Nations will launch on 6 July a joint photo exhibit in the Visitors' Entrance of the United Nations Headquarters in New York entitled 'On the Ground: UN Peace Operations in Darfur and in Afghanistan'…