Press Releases

KABUL – During a visit to the Islam Qala border crossing, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva called for immediate international support for relief efforts as she witnessed…

KABUL - Meetings of working groups on Afghanistan’s private sector and counternarcotics convened by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), were held in in Doha, Qatar on 30 June and 1 July. The two days…

DOHA - Meetings of Working Groups on Afghanistan’s private sector and counter-narcotics, convened by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), opened in Doha, Qatar on Monday. The technical Working Groups…

KABUL- Afghanistan is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as over one million Afghans have returned this year to a country already strained by climate shocks and limited basic services. The United Nations warns that…

KABUL - On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan expresses its solidarity with the country’s media sector, where challenges including de facto authority restrictions and economic constraints are…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday released a report on the impact, implementation and enforcement of the “law on the pr opagatio n of virtue and prevention of vice”, or “PVPV law…

ISTANBUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan is urging the international donor community to maintain critical support for the Afghan people, 22.9 million of whom are in need of assistance in 2025. The appeal for the country…

UNAMA expresses its deep disappointment that for the fourth consecutive year, Afghanistan’s de facto authorities have again denied access to secondary education for girls, a step that will only compound Afghanistan’s human…

KABUL – On International Women’s Day, the United Nations in Afghanistan reiterates its urgent call for the de facto authorities to lift restrictions that continue to strip women and girls of their fundamental rights. The UN…

KABUL — Today, on the International Day of Education, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) marks this significant occasion with a profound sense of regret and deep concern for the millions of Afghan…