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8 March 2011 - A hundred years ago today, women across the world took an historic step on the long road to equality. The first ever International Women’s Day was called to draw attention to the unacceptable and often…

8 March 2011 - UNAMA's Human Rights Unit today starts rolling out the Dari and Pashto versions of the Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan Report…

NEW YORK - One hundred years ago, when the world first commemorated International Women’s Day, gender equality and women’s empowerment were largely radical ideas. On this centenary, we celebrate the significant progress that…

3 March 2011 - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan is today meeting with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss peace and security in Afghanistan. Staffan de Mistura, UN…

1 March 2011 – On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan, in Afghanistan, by the then-ruling fundamentalist Islamic Taliban, the United Nations cultural chief today called on…

28 February 2011 - The Government of Japan provided UNOPS with USD 19 million to protect lives and livelihoods in Afghanistan this week. Dari- Pashto Despite a decade of development aid, communities are still suffering from…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the international community welcome the Wolesi Jirga's election of a Chairperson, Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi. Dari - Pashto UNAMA looks forward to a…

Kabul, 28 February 2011 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the international community welcome the Wolesi Jirga's election of a Chairperson, Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi. Dari - Pashto UNAMA looks…

KABUL - The new “UN Women” created to speed up progress towards gender equality around the world officially kicks off today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. UN Women - formally known as the United Nations…

23 February 2011 - The second highest ranking member of the High Peace Council has met with former anti-government elements who joined the peace process, as a provincial peace committee was established in the northern…