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KABUL - Two United Nations-backed projects have been launched to help local communities around Afghanistan manage natural resources and protect livelihoods in the face of climate change.The projects, supported by the UN…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today's release of preliminary results from the country’s Presidential elections as an important step towards next month's scheduled announcement…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today's release of preliminary results from the country’s Presidential elections as an important step towards next month's scheduled announcement…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the killing of three civilians by a gunman yesterday at a private hospital in Kabul.All three slain were foreigners who selflessly helped people of…

KABUL - With preliminary results of Afghan presidential elections due this weekend, high expectations are being placed on Afghanistan’s electoral bodies to ensure maximum transparency in the vote tallying exercise to retain…

KABUL - Poppy cultivation and opiate consumption have increased sharply in Afghanistan during recent years impacting harshly on the country, according to a new United Nations study.“The negative physical and emotional…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) encourages steps taken by Afghan electoral institutions to continuously increase transparency around the counting of votes from the country’s Presidential…

KABUL - As Afghanistan is witnessing rapid urbanization, environmental experts have highlighted the urgent need for a long-term sustainable infrastructural planning and encouraging green cities to ensure healthy environment…

KABUL - The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ján Kubiš, highlights the importance of continued meaningful engagement and inclusion of women in Afghanistan’s political processes.Speaking after a…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today stressed the need to support the country’s two national electoral institutions – the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Independent Electoral Complaints…

KABUL - In their effort to press Afghan governmental bodies and justice institutions to ensure that the perpetrators of violence against women are penalized in accordance with the law, a group of civil society activists today…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today's announcement of the first batch of partial results in the country’s Presidential elections as a further step towards completing the…