24 June 2010 - Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today told journalists that UNAMA is not reducing its international personnel. Responding to media queries at a press…
28 June 2010 - Sahadat Karimi walks to the stage, past the sofas where officials are seated, and retrieves a large colorful parcel from the hands of Herat’s director of the Department of Women Affairs (DWA). She pauses…
28 June 2010 - For the last four months, 15-year-old Firouzan has been learning to read and write with 20 other women from Khale Jan, a small village on the outskirts of Herat city. This is the second time Firouzan has…
UN News Centre (New York) 24 June 2010 - Members of the Security Council wrapped up their visit to Afghanistan today, voicing their continued support for the country’s efforts to build a lasting peace and stressing the need…
KABUL - We are at the beginning of a process where Afghan institutions are running their own elections and doing this for the first time. We are at the beginning of a process where Afghan institutions are running their own…
UN News Centre (New York) 23 June 2010 - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today voiced discontent with the process of vetting candidates ahead of September’s parliamentary elections, stating that it has not…
23 June 2010 - We are at the beginning of a process where Afghan institutions are running their own elections and doing this for the first time. The vetting of candidates was carried out, at their request, by the Ministry of…
23 June 2010 - The United Nations Security Council members continued to hold meetings in Kabul today during their visit to Afghanistan. Security Council members met with the Chairman,Fazal Ahmad Manawi, and commissioners of…
23 June 2010 - Two hospitals with a total bed capacity of 120 are being built in the eastern province of Paktya where health care is gaining ground. Already home to three hospitals with a total bed capacity of 110, Paktya is…
22 June 2010 - The United Nations Security Council held a series of meetings in Kabul today, its first full day since arriving in Afghanistan in the evening of 22 June. The 15-member delegation had a two-hour meeting with…
21 June 2010 - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) opened the first human rights centre for students of Herat University last week. During the inauguration Dr Sima Samar, AIHRC Country Director, said…