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Statement by UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha
KABUL - As Afghans prepare to mark the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, the head of the UN family in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, wishes all Afghans a peaceful and joyous celebration. “Eid-ul-Adha is a time of peace, which…
Statement by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr
KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, I wish all Afghans Eid Mubarak. As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr after a month of fasting and worship, I hope that families around Afghanistan will be…
Statement by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, on the occasion of Ramadan
KABUL - As the holy Islamic month of Ramadan begins, I would like to extend, on behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, warmest wishes to all Afghans in the country and abroad. The coming weeks will be a special time of…
United Nations Secretary-General Message on World Press Freedom Day
NEW YORK - Journalists go to the most dangerous places to give voice to the voiceless. Media workers suffer character assassination, sexual assault, detention, injuries and even death. We need leaders to defend a free media…
UN Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kabul
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Kabul on 8 March 2017, which resulted in more than 120 people killed or injured, for…
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Kabul
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks that occurred on 1 March 2017 in two areas of Kabul, Afghanistan, which resulted in at least 15 people…
Security Council press statement on terrorist attack in Kabul
NEW YORK -The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack, which occurred on 7 February outside the Supreme Court in Kabul and resulted in at least 21 people…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - We condemn today’s suicide attack outside the Supreme Court complex in Kabul. We express our condolences to the families of the victims and convey our solidarity to the Government and people of Afghanistan…
Statement by the UN Secretary-General on Refugees
NEW YORK - On my way back from Ethiopia, the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa that for decades has been keeping its borders open to hundreds of thousands of refugees from its neighbours, many times in dramatic…
United Nations Security Council statement on terrorist attacks in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Kabul on 10 January 2017, which resulted in more than 120 people killed or injured…