News

KABUL - Parties to the armed conflict in Afghanistan should escalate their efforts to protect Afghan civilians in 2011, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights…

NEW YORK - On this day, I salute the women of the Middle East and North Africa, along with women all over the world who are taking great risks to stand up and fight for dignity, justice and human rights for themselves and for…

The participation of women and girls in today's Afghanistan is more crucial than ever in shaping the nation of tomorrow. KABUL - Women in Afghanistan are taking their places at all levels of society. All Afghans should be…

KABUL - Women’s achievements will not be sidelined during ongoing peace efforts, President Hamid Karzai today said as United Nations senior officials in Afghanistan marked International Women’s Day by advocating for the…

8 March 2011 - This year, we mark a century of women as agents of change to improve their lives, communities and health. Over the past 100 years, many advances have improved the health of women and girls. Examples include…

8 March 2011 - A hundred years ago today, women across the world took an historic step on the long road to equality. The first ever International Women’s Day was called to draw attention to the unacceptable and often…

8 March 2011 - UNAMA's Human Rights Unit today starts rolling out the Dari and Pashto versions of the Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan Report…

NEW YORK - One hundred years ago, when the world first commemorated International Women’s Day, gender equality and women’s empowerment were largely radical ideas. On this centenary, we celebrate the significant progress that…

3 March 2011 - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan is today meeting with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss peace and security in Afghanistan. Staffan de Mistura, UN…

1 March 2011 – On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan, in Afghanistan, by the then-ruling fundamentalist Islamic Taliban, the United Nations cultural chief today called on…