News

KABUL - More than 500 women and men in Kandahar gathered today to mark International Women’s Day, which included a play by an all-woman cast to show the negative side of underage and forced marriages. “We want more education…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today joined other senior United Nations officials on the eve of International Women’s Day in highlighting the potential of rural women to improve the well-being of entire societies if…

JALALABAD - New customs facilities in Jalalabad that were funded by the World Bank and implemented by UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) are expected to allow imports to enter the country faster and increase…

KABUL - A training manual developed by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) aimed at teaching police how to handle cases of violence against women has been incorporated into training at the Afghan Police Academy. The…

BAMYAN - Women working in Bamyan's media sector have come together to launch a professional association. The organization, which has 22 founding members, calls itself the Bamyan Women Journalists Association (BWJA). They are…

NEW YORK - Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today called for systematic and comprehensive strategies to empower women in rural areas to maximize their potential to combat extreme poverty and hunger, and help them…

JALALABAD - Baswra squats on a dirty street corner in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, watching fellow Afghans walk by with packages of assistance from aid agencies. When the door to the distribution site opens, she…

BAMYAN - A community-led project in Bamyan could improve indoor air quality for thousands of families; give rural women jobs; reduce rangeland and forest degradation; and help communities adapt to global climate change During…

JALALABAD - As part of its outreach efforts to religious institutions UNAMA’s office in Afghanistan’s Eastern Region donated sound systems, praying mats and fans to the Ministry of Haj and Awqaf in Nangarhar and Laghman…

NEW YORK - The United Nations health agency is calling on all Afghans to vaccinate their children after a recent measles outbreak that has been made worse by severe weather that hampers access to immediate treatment as well…

KABUL - Last week saw the completion of a legal training on investigating and documenting abuses of detainee rights. The event was held in Kunduz and was a collaboration between UNAMA, EUPOL, and the Afghanistan Independent…

BAMYAN - This week 285 Mullahs from throughout Bamyan province completed a UN-supported workshop on gender equality. The week-long programme was a joint endeavor by the Gender Empowerment Programme of the United Nations…