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17 August 2011 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy remains deeply concerned about the number of civilians killed in aerial attacks including by drones in…

KUNDUZ - Around 300 young Afghans gathered in Kunduz on Sunday to discuss youth’s role in peace and development, urging officials to provide more prospects for jobs and greater access to education. “Afghan youth face problems…

KABUL - Without sufficient access to health services and education, Afghan women have too many children too frequently exposing them and their families to dangers, the head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today…

KABUL – The head of the United Nations operations centre in the southern region and officers from the UN Human Rights Unit today visited Kandahar Sarpoza Central Prison to meet with prisoners and detainees from the political…

BAMYAN - In his first visit to Bamyan since the province began transitioning security responsibilities from international to Afghan forces, deputy Martin Kobler reiterated that the United Nations’ commitment to the Afghan…

DAI KUNDI - Dozens of young people in Dai Kundi province today gathered to discuss their roles and responsibilities in creating a peaceful Afghanistan as part of events marking International Youth Day in the region. “The aim…

KUNDUZ - Afghan and United Nations officials in northern Afghanistan are trying to teach families not to feed their infants opium to keep them asleep while they work. Around forty young parents from carpet weaving families in…

Change Our World” is more than the theme of this year’s International Youth Day; it is an injunction that should inspire young people at all times. Far too many of the world’s more than one billion young people lack the…

by Staffan de Mistura Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan KABUL - AFGHAN youth are growing up at a critical moment in Afghanistan. This country is at a crossroad between continuing…

KABUL - Since he was nine-years-old Wais Ahmad Hikmat has been the editor-in-chief of the Rafahi Naw Jawan (Teenager Welfare), a bi-monthly magazine published for and by young volunteers. “When I realized there was…

BAMYAN - Hundreds of field workers in the Central Highlands Region have begun training for the first national door-to-door survey of Afghan households. Download the UNFPA press release The Socio-Economic and Demographic…

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon today announced his intention to appoint Mr. Martin Kobler of Germany as his Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq…