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KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 6: The United Nations Development Fund for Women In early 2009 UNIFEM-Afghanistan…

15 September 2009 - In the run-up to Peace Day 21 September 2009, UNAMA is releasing three exclusive pieces of calligraphy everyday. The specially commissioned artwork is produced by three Kabul University students. VIEW…

15 September 2009 - UNAMA has released the special Peace Day edition of Afghan Update Magazine in English, Dari and Pashto. Click to download the pdf magazine (4 MB)

14 September 2009 - Acclaimed author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Khaled Hosseini has ended a five-day visit to Afghanistan today by highlighting the need for peace as the indispensable element in ensuring the safe and…

14 September 2009 - In the run-up to Peace Day 21 September 2009, UNAMA is releasing three exclusive pieces of calligraphy everyday. The specially commissioned artwork is produced by three Kabul University students. VIEW…

14 September 2009 - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 5: The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF No violence against…

KABUL - With just a week until Peace Day 2009, the United Nations today called on all parties to "silence their guns" and declare a ceasefire. This message was reiterated by Sanjar Sohail, a member of a prominent NGO, the…

KABUL - Next month the province of Sar-i-Pul will receive its first artificial insemination centre for livestock, paid for by the district’s own farmers. What is now a gaping hole into the ground will be the location of Sar-i…

KABUL - There are just seven days left until the International Day of Peace: “to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities for the…

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 4: World Health Organization War has a profound negative impact on human health…

13 September 2009 - Download the latest issue of UNAMA's quarterly magazine Afghan Update. This month's issue looks at health in Afghanistan in English, Dari and Pashto. Click here to download

12 September 2009 - The latest weekly programme produced in Dari and Pashto by UNAMA Radio is now online to listen to. The show - "Afghanistan Today" - is broadcast every Saturday morning on Radio Afghanistan.