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24 January 2010 - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has welcomed today's decision to postpone the country's parliamentary elections by four months, saying it will give election authorities more time to prepare…

KABUL - Conservation in Afghanistan is moving forward as a major UN-supported project has produced millions of saplings and provided work for thousands of people. Since 2003 until the end of 2009, 3.5 million fruit saplings…

24 January 2010 - Afghanistan’s southeastern region recently held its annual coordination and cooperation meeting to improve the working relations amongst the region’s main national and international actors. The improved…

23 January 2010 - Outgoing and newly elected members of Provincial Councils in the east of Afghanistan have stressed that their councils should reach out to the rural population to address their problems. During introductory…

21 January 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS

21 January 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will take part in next week’s international conference aimed at helping Afghanistan to chart its way forward in the wake of last year’s presidential elections and build a more…

KABUL - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime today called on the international community to support the Government of Afghanistan’s High Office for Oversight and Anti-Corruption as it praised the office for enjoying…

20 January 2010 - The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) co-chaired by the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today endorsed the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme of the…

20 January 2010 - As a major technical partner for health development in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization will continue to work with Afghan ministries and groups to improve health care in the country this year. WHO…

20 January 2010 - UN agencies in the south of Afghanistan are stepping up efforts to help the needy during the winter. In Kandahar the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says that in southern Afghanistan 4,000…

20 January 2010 - The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) meets today ahead of the London Conference on Afghanistan at the end of the month. This is the 13th meeting of the 28-member forum where Afghanistan’s…

KABUL - Poverty and violence are usually portrayed as the biggest challenges confronting Afghanistan. Full Report - Press Release But ask the Afghans themselves, and you get a different answer: corruption is their biggest…