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KABUL - Edmond Mulet, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, visited Afghanistan earlier this week, from 20 to 24 April. As the operations manager of the UN Department of Peacekeeping…

KABUL - Launch of Annual Report 2012: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.

KABUL - At a gathering in Kabul of Islamic scholars from around the world to shore up support for a peaceful Afghanistan. Listen to the audio | read the Transcript .

NEW YORK - A top United Nations humanitarian official today stressed the need to keep global attention focused on Afghan human development needs, as part of the wider international engagement with and support for the country…

KUNAR - I am very glad that I had the opportunity to meet representatives of the authorities of the province and also representatives of the people, of the elders, Ulema Shura, civil society and they shared with me their…

KABUL - In the first six months of 2012, conflict-related violence in Afghanistan continued to take a devastating toll on civilians, the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today, releasing its 2012 Midyear…

KABUL - About a month ago a Kabul resident was enjoying a midsummer evening with his family at a hotel on a lake outside of the city. It was such a pleasant evening that the man decided he wanted to record parts of it. He…

KABUL - Good morning to everyone and welcome to this regular meeting with the press, once again I am very grateful to the centre that we can use this excellent facility and I am thankful to you to come to this as I said…

NEW YORK - While the United Nations and its partners would continue to provide immediate humanitarian relief to Afghanistan, aid alone was not enough to deal with the conflict-torn nation’s myriad challenges, the United…

BRUSSELS - Excellencies, Secretary General, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to address your meeting today, for the first time in my current capacity. NATO, ISAF and UNAMA are separately mandated by the…

SHEBERGHAN - Jan Kubis, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, spoke at the inauguration of a UNAMA office in Sheberghan. Mr. Kubis said that the UN had been working in support of the people of…

KABUL - First of all, thank you very much for coming. Good morning to everybody. Thank you also to this centre for giving us the opportunity to be here.