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5 October 2009 - Press Release by UN-HABITAT Afghanistan on the occasion of World Habitat Day 2009. UN-HABITAT Afghanistan statement - UN Secretary-General Message - UN-HABITAT Executive Director Statement

3 October 2009 - The latest weekly programme produced in Dari and Pashto by UNAMA Radio is now online to listen to. The show - "Afghanistan Today" - is broadcast every Saturday morning on Radio Afghanistan. All UNAMA Radio…

1 October 2009 - Students in Takhar province have been calling for peace though a poetry and drawing competition. More than fifty provincial authorities, teachers and students, civil society representatives and media attended…

30 September 2009 - A senior United Nations official in Afghanistan has appealed for an end to brutal attacks such as the one that killed a large number of civilians in Kandahar province, the fourth incident of its kind in as…

30 September 2009 - The UN's top envoy in Afghanistan has delivered his latest briefing to the United Nations Security Council. Download full speech pdf

KABUL - The next several weeks will be critical for the future of Afghanistan, which is awaiting the final outcome of last month’s presidential election and the formation of a new government, the top United Nations envoy to…

29 September 2009 - The Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan has declared the four remaining Suspected Hazardous Areas in important archaeological areas of the World Heritage site in Bamyan free from mines and other Explosive…

KABUL - Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta today called for revitalizing the sense of partnership and cooperation between Afghanistan and the international community, and said that despite irregularities the recent…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s political leaders need to step up and make progress on multiple fronts, from good governance to economic growth to regional cooperation, to ensure the country is on the path to self-sufficiency after…

25 September 2009 - As Afghanistan and its international partners continue to await the final results of last month’s elections, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of ensuring that the outcome reflects…

25 September 2009 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued his latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan. Download the full report

25 September 2009 - As Afghanistan and its international partners continue to await the final results of last month’s elections, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of ensuring that the outcome reflects…