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31 December 2009 – With the number of chronically hungry people topping one billion for the first time in history, a coordinated effort to feed the world is crucial for the coming year, the head of the United Nations World…

KABUL - Pakistan's Ministry for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) has assured the UN refugee agency that it will continue to extend its traditional hospitality to some 1.7 million registered Afghans, pending a decision on…

NEW YORK - This year was a year when arctic ice was melting faster than ever before and multiple crises – food, energy, recession or pandemic flu – called for global cooperation on an unprecedented level. At the same time…

31 December 2009 - Finally, the month of the 20 August elections with 41 aspirants running for the post of president and more than 3,000 candidates in the fray for the provincial council polls. Election Day photos - UNAMA…

KABUL - In 2009 UNAMA launched its own radio programme with Radio Television Afghanistan. More than 100 radio programmes and reports in English, Dari and Pashto have been published on the UNAMA Radio iTunes page.

31 December 2009 - Since January 2009 UNAMA has published more than 2,600 photographs online. View UNAMA photos on Flickr

KABUL - Afghanistan has made strides in repairing its health infrastructure which was completely destroyed following years of war. Since 2001, NGOs and UN agencies like the World Health Organization have been working with the…

KABUL - July was election-preparation month for Afghanistan, with UN envoy Kai Eide calling for a stop to the interference by officials in the electoral process, and urging Afghans to participate in the upcoming 20 August…

KABUL - The number of Afghan refugees trickling home from Iran and Pakistan plummeted this year, with the United Nations refugee agency pinning the blame for the low number of returns on insecurity, limited economic…

KABUL - Campaigning for the presidential and provincial polls kicked off on 16 June 2009, with 41 presidential hopefuls and over 3,000 provincial candidates competing for the 20 August elections. On the eve of the campaign…

KABUL - The first community based demining project to be undertaken in Khost province was launched in Tanai district this month. Full Report 13 community demining teams were hired, providing employment for 217 people in…

KABUL - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today expressed its deep distress over the killing of one of its staff members in a suicide bomb attack in the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. The WFP employee…