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Security Council Press Statement on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council heard a briefing on 25 March by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, regarding the right to education for all Afghans, including girls…
Statement by the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - I deeply regret today’s announcement by Taliban authorities in Afghanistan that girls’ education from the sixth grade has been suspended until further notice. The start of the new school year has been anticipated…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Afghanistan
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms today’s horrific attack at a mosque in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan. This is the third attack against a religious institution in less than a week. Attacks that…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Afghanistan
At the request of the Secretary-General, Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, is currently in Kabul. During his visit today Mr. Griffiths…
Spokesperson's for the Secretary-General statement on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - As the United Nations continues to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan, the Secretary-General will travel to Geneva to convene on 13 September a high-level ministerial humanitarian meeting to address…
Secretary-General’s statement on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - On the day Afghanistan enters a new phase I want to express my grave concern at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in the country and the threat of basic services collapsing completely. Today, almost…
Statement by Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, United Nations DSRSG, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator on UN staying to support aid response in Afghanistan
KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan reiterate their commitment to stay and deliver aid to millions of people in need in the country. While some UN personnel that are not location dependent has temporarily been relocated…
Press statement on Afghanistan by the members of the Security Council
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities and the establishment, through inclusive negotiations, of a new government that is united, inclusive and representative –…
Secretary-General’s press encounter on Afghanistan
NEW YORK - I have just returned to New York and would like to speak to you about the grave situation in Afghanistan. Even [for] a country that has tragically known generations of conflict, Afghanistan is in the throes of yet…
Security Council Press Statement on the escalating violence in Afghanistan
NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the deplorable attack against the United Nations compound in Herat, Afghanistan, on 30 July 2021, which resulted in the death of an Afghan…