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UNAMA: “Safety and welfare of Afghan people must come first”

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today urged that the planning and implementation of military operations in Afghanistan must take into account the safety of the civilian population.

11 May 2009

Safe water in Afghanistan: A child’s story

KABUL - Fakhria is a 12 year-old schoolgirl from the suburbs of Kabul. Like many Afghan children, for many years she had to bring water from her home to school, or get unsafe water from one of the public pumps, shared by the 10,600 students of the Bibi Sara High School.

10 May 2009

United Nations expands presence in southern Afghanistan

KABUL - The United Nations Envoy for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, today opened the 19th UN office in Tirin Kot, the provincial capital of Uruzgan.

07 May 2009

Afghan returnees build homes with UN assistance

KABUL - Like many Afghan returnees, when Dunya Gul returned to Afghanistan in 2005, after years in exile, his main concern was - where to live?

05 May 2009

UN, Afghan officials urge opposition to take part in upcoming polls

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan joined the head of the country's human rights commission in urging all Afghans, including those who oppose the Government, to take part in this year's presidential and provincial council elections.

04 May 2009

Protecting press freedom in Afghanistan

KABUL - Press freedom has never been more important for Afghanistan. Later this year Afghanistan will be holding Presidential and Provincial Council Elections.

03 May 2009

Building starts on second maternity ward in Bamyan province

BAMYAN - People from the ancient city of Bamyan, the government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have joined together to build a new maternity ward in Bamyan’s provincial hospital.

30 Apr 2009

Floods and earthquakes destroy thousands of homes across Afghanistan

KABUL - While many farmers are happy with the spring rains this year which should result in good harvests, many Afghans have suffered heavily from floods caused by the recent heavy rainfall.

27 Apr 2009

Ministry of Public Health, WHO assure flu epidemic vigilance in Afghanistan

KABUL - It is an urgent global concern that cases of influenza infection with a new virus, currently being reported in some areas of Mexico, the United States and Canada.

27 Apr 2009

UN Envoy calls for new, strategic focus on Afghanistan’s education needs

KABUL - The UN’s top representative in Afghanistan called today for new and more strategic thinking about the country’s education needs.

22 Apr 2009

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