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PULI KHUMRI – Youth representatives and local leaders from Baghlan province gathered in Puli Khumri earlier this year to discuss how the voices of Afghan’s youth on peace can best be heard both in their neighborhood and on a…

KABUL - World Press Freedom Day was marked in Kabul today with UN envoy Deborah Lyons joining Afghan reporters, media safety committees and senior government officials in calling for improved protection for journalists and…

KABUL - Extraordinary levels of harm inflicted on civilians in the Afghan conflict continues unabated, with UNAMA finding that the number of civilians killed and injured during the first three months of 2021 to be…

KABUL – Calls for the increased protection of women’s rights, access to education and women’s inclusion in peace talks dominated discussions in the latest series of UN-backed events across Afghanistan. Throughout March…

KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Lyons highlighted the intensified peace efforts and urgent need to…

KABUL - Media can follow http://webtv.un.org for the live webcast of the UN Security Council session on the Secretary-General’s latest Report on Afghanistan, scheduled to commence Tuesday, 23 March, at 10:00 New York local…

KABUL – Protecting civilian life from the conflict and, ultimately, ending the war must be priorities for groups and communities in Afghanistan, said participants in a UN-backed radio campaign across the country. In a series…

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Jean Arnault of France as his Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues. The Secretary-General has asked Mr. Arnault to…

KUNDUZ - Hundreds of Afghan women have had their voices heard on peace - without them needing to leave their homes or have access to the internet- in a door-to-door programme conducted in the country’s northeast by the Afghan…

KABUL - On International Women’s Day, the UN family in Afghanistan celebrates the achievements of so many women who are determined to make the country a better place for all Afghans. The global theme of this year’s…

BAMYAN - The role of youth as agents of peace and development was spotlighted during a series of UN-backed radio programmes in the country’s central and southeast provinces. Speaking during radio programmes in Bamyan…

KA BUL – There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace negotiations in September, although overall numbers for 2020 were down due to lower civilian casualty rates earlier in the…