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KANDAHAR - Participants in the half-day discussion in Kandahar represented civil society and media organizations. They came together to identify ways to promote inclusivity and give voice to the views of ordinary Afghans on…

JALALABAD - A workshop focused on detainee rights brought together officials from judicial institutions in Jalalabad as part of a series of UNAMA-backed advocacy events and initiatives. Supported by the regional office of the…

KABUL - To engage men and boys as advocates for equality and women’s rights in Afghanistan, UN Women launched the HeForShe campaign in Kabul today. The campaign kicked off last year with various nations promoting advocacy…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is available now. The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas…

MAZAR-I-SHARIF - More than 100 people gathered in Mazar-i-Sharif, in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, to discuss electoral issues and form a new regional civil society network designed to address them. Participants at…

DUSHANBE - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, on the margins of the High-Level International Conference on the…

GARDEZ - Forging a working partnership between Provincial Councils and Civil Society lies at the heart of a series of recent UNAMA-backed meetings taking place across the country. In the latest meeting in Sharan in Paktika…

HERAT - The importance of expanded public-private partnerships to propel economic growth and social development was highlighted at a conference in Herat. The one-day conference yesterday, organized by UNAMA’s Herat-based…

BAMYAN - The Shah Foladi region of central Bamyan province – which includes one of Afghanistan’s most beautiful and fascinating landscapes, the Shah Foladi Valley – has been declared a protected area. The National…

KABUL - The conflict in Afghanistan is resulting in thousands of people being killed or wounded, forcing families to leave their homes and seek refuge in neighbouring communities, said Mark Bowden, the UN Secretary-General’s…

KUNDUZ - The protection of civilians in armed conflict was the focus of a UN-backed advocacy meeting, held in Kunduz, that brought together key members of the local community. Organized by the Afghanistan Independent Human…

KABUL - Women must play a central role in helping to shape Afghanistan’s future, especially in regard to any peace process, said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, during a…