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NEW YORK - UN Security Council today unanimously adopted Security Council Resolution 2678 (2023) extending the mandate of UNAMA until 17 March 2024. The Council also stressed the critical importance of a continued presence of…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the Security Council briefing by SRSG Roza Otunbayeva Read…

KABUL - On International Women’s Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan is renewing its call on the country’s de facto authorities to halt and reverse harsh restrictions on the fundamental rights of women and girls. Since…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. Read the full report by the Secretary…

KABUL, 7 March 2023 - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a session on Afghanistan tomorrow, 8 March, at 10:00 hours New York local time (19:30 hours Kabul local) and can be followed at https://bit.ly/3ZGZqcH The…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, has expressed her support for Afghan media and journalists and reiterated the need for the de facto authorities to reverse bans…

NEW YORK - On behalf of the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political, Peacebuilding…

NEW YORK - The Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN-Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations…

NEW YORK - On behalf of the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN Women, Sima Bahous, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political and…

The United Nations transports cash into Afghanistan for use by UN agencies. The UN uses the funds to conduct its work in Afghanistan, primarily in providing critical humanitarian assistance to millions of Afghans requiring…

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan The Secretary- General is deeply disturbed by the reported order of the de facto Taliban authorities banning women from working for…

KABUL – The UN family and the entire humanitarian community in Afghanistan share the outrage of millions of Afghans and the international community over the decision by the Taliban de facto authorities to close universities…