UNAMA News

KABUL - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a session on Afghanistan tomorrow 10 March, at 15:00 hours New York local time (23:30 hours Kabul local) and can be followed at http://webtv.un.org The session will also be…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. Read the full report by the Secretary…

NEW YORK – A photo exhibition on the water crisis emergency in Afghanistan is on display at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The five-day exhibition, running from 24 to 28 February, highlights Afghanistan's…

KABUL – Meetings of Working Groups on supporting Afghanistan’s private sector and counter-narcotics efforts, convened by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) were held on 12 and 13 February in a…

KABUL - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the full text of the Security Council briefing by SRSG Roza…

On International Human Rights Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges the de facto authorities to embrace global human rights obligations as a key to the protection and prosperity of current…

KANDAHAR – Youth from Afghanistan’s southern provinces gathered to engage in dialogue and craft a unified vision for the country’s future. Through open discussions and shared aspirations, they developed a manifesto outlining…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) convened an inaugural meeting of the Working Group on Counter-Narcotics today, as a follow-up to the third Meeting of Special Envoys held in Doha, Qatar…

KABUL/GENEVA - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Human Rights Office today published a report documenting increasing challenges faced by journalists, media workers and media outlets in Afghanistan, where…

KABUL - UNAMA expresses its deep concern over disturbing reports of an incident on 14 to 15 October in Sistan province, Sarbaz district, Kala Gan border area of Iran, with allegations that a large group of Afghan migrants…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has welcomed discussions with Afghanistan’s de facto Office of Prison Administration which demonstrated a firm commitment for continued cooperation and…

KABUL—On September 3, 2024, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Georgette Gagnon as his new Deputy Special Representative (Political) for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in…