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17 September 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a joint proposal to hold a United Nations-led international conference on Afghanistan as he expressed concern about the country’s ongoing instability and…

18 September 2009 - The Commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, General Stanley McCrystal, has announced ISAF will not conduct offensive operations on Peace Day, 21 September. Read the full…

18 September 2009 - With just three days until Peace Day, UNAMA has today released the last nine pieces of specially commissioned Peace Calligraphy from students at Kabul's Fine Arts Faculty. This is the first time such…

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. 9: UN Office for Project Services Half of all conflicts relapse into violence in…

17 September 2009 - To commemorate Peace Day the implementing partners of the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan have officially released land cleared of mines and other Explosive Remnants of War back to communities in…

KABUL - UNAMA has released the latest three specially commissioned pieces of calligraphy from the Kabul Fine Arts faculty for Peace Day. Twelve pieces of exclusive work are now online. VIEW CALLIGRAPHY>>

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. 8: UN Environment Programme Since 2002, the United Nations Environment Programme…

17 September 2009 - As a major milestone in the Peace Day campaign 2009 in the Northern region, a grand celebration has been held in Mazar-i-Sharif. UNAMA and its partners from UN agencies, the Afghanistan Independent Human…

17 September 2009 - The countdown to the International Day of Peace continues with just four days left. What are you doing for Peace?

KABUL - Just days after the United Nations along with other organizations asked all parties to “silence their guns” on Peace Day, Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai today declared a ceasefire on 21 September 2009. Download…

KABUL - Twenty-one white doves soared up into the blue sky from the lawn of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today in celebration of Peace Day on 21 September 2009. As part of the International Day…

16 September 2009 - The UN's top envoy in Afghanistan Kai Eide, joined representatives from UN agencies in Afghanistan to release peace doves today. SRSG Kai Eide: It is five days before Peace Day – which is not only in…