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HERAT - The rights of young women were the focus of a series of UNAMA-backed theatrical performances last week for hundreds of children at schools in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat. Actors from the Herat Theatre…

NEW YORK - Continued international engagement in Afghanistan is critical to avoid waves of people from leaving the country, United Nations envoy Nicholas Haysom said in a UN radio interview broadcast from New York this week…

NEW YORK - Warning that the world faces a host of mainly human-made threats, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah today called for United Nations reforms to deal speedily and effectively with the challenges ahead. “Never…

KABUL - As Afghans prepare to mark the holy occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, UN envoy Nicholas Haysom wishes all Afghans a peaceful and joyous celebration. “Eid-ul-Adha is a time of peace, which Afghanistan richly deserves,” said Mr…

KABUL - In United Nations-backed radio and television broadcasts and community events to mark this year’s International Day of Peace, Afghan women, men and children came together in a spirit of solidarity to make their voices…

KABUL - Afghan women are critical for peacebuilding and sustainable development, said community leaders during events held in Bamyan and Nangarhar as part of a series of nationwide gatherings for the UN’s Global Open Days…

NEW YORK - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, spoke to the media following his briefing to the Security Council. The transcript of the press encounter is available Here

KANDAHAR - Afghan youth, making up more than 60 per cent of the population in the country, are crucial for stability and peace in Afghanistan, said community leaders to an audience of more than 700 gathered in the southern…

NEW YORK - Afghanistan continues to need the sustained support of the international community as its stability cannot be taken for granted, said Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for…

KABUL - Close to 60 more square kilometers of Afghan lands were freed from mines and explosive remnants of war in the 12 month period up to March 2015, officials from the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) said this…

SHARANA - Top religious scholars, tribal elders and civil society representatives in Afghanistan’s southeastern province of Paktika called on Afghans to accelerate efforts toward sustainable peace. The call came at an event…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is available. Read it here.