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KUNAR - More than 30 women’s rights activists from Kunar province received training on Afghan laws relating to violence against women, as well as judicial procedures and mechanisms in order to help victims of violence get…

KANDAHAR - Juveniles in a detention facility in Kandahar were provided with books and stationary items earlier this week, as one part of the multi-faceted support provided by the United Nations Assistance Mission in…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country was released today and is available here. >The UN…

KABUL - Theatre performances, exhibitions of artwork and speeches highlighting education for women and girls and their participation in the government and public spheres marked International Women’s Day (8 March) this week in…

KABUL - The United Nations celebrates International Women’s Day every year on 8 March. In 2015, the UN system in Afghanistan is marking the day to uphold women’s achievements, recognize challenges, and focus greater attention…

KABUL - Afghan parliament reconvened Saturday in Kabul to address, in the weeks ahead, a range of important issues, such as the approval of the government’s composition. Speaking to lawmakers and invited guests, including UN…

KUNDUZ - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) this week distributed copies of the Afghan Constitution and dozens of books on Afghan law to judicial officials of the Imam Saheb district in the north…

KABUL -The Afghan Government reiterated its commitment today to strengthen and build upon the women’s rights achievements made during the past 13 years.“We want to create sustainable transformations for women in society,”…

with a significant rise in the number of people moving to the Afghan capital in recent years, Kabul residents have been breathing increasingly polluted air caused by vehicle emissions, diesel generator fumes and the smoke…

KABUL - For decades, Afghans have been migrating to other countries to help their families back home, driven abroad by prolonged conflict, poverty, unemployment and underemployment. The bulk of these migrants have travelled…

KABUL - In June, Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) declared the Shah Foladi region of Bamyan province as the third protected area in the country. In 2009, NEPA declared Bamyan’s Band-e-Amir—an area…

KABUL - Providing children with access to education in remote and conflict-affected areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently completed 52 new community-based schools in Afghanistan’s southeastern province…