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KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Nicholas Haysom as his Special Representative and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
KABUL - Prompted by legitimate concerns of serious fraud, significant in scope and sophistication, the United Nations was jointly requested by the two Presidential candidates, and also separately by the authorities of Afghanistan, to provide international supervision of the au
KABUL - In United Nations-backed radio and television broadcasts and community events to mark this year’s International Day of Peace, Afghan women, men and children came together in a spirit of solidarity to make their voices heard on peace, development and a conflict-free Afghan
KABUL - With the results of its presidential election due to be announced within days but with no political agreement on a government of political unity in place, the top United Nations official in Afghanistan today briefed the world body’s Security Council on the country’s progr
KABUL - Given the major role played by mediation in cases of violence against women in Afghanistan, a range of experts gathered at a United Nations-backed conference in the Afghan capital of Kabul today, to develop recommendations to improve judicial responses to such cases and m
NEW YORK - “I salute the courage and determination of the millions of Afghan women and men who participated in the two rounds of polling as voters, candidates, campaign and electoral workers, and observers.
NEW YORK - In separate telephone calls with Afghanistan’s two presidential candidates, Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Dr.
KABUL - To underscore the United Nations Secretary-General’s call for a successful conclusion to Afghanistan’s presidential election process, the world body’s Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, today paid a brief visit to Kabul, where he met with the
NEW YORK - The Secretary-General urges Afghanistan’s two Presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, to conclude an agreement on a government of national unity in accordance with the commitments they reached on 12 July.
KABUL - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today announced the launch of the bidding process for the design of Bamyan Museum and Cultural Centre, which will be used as a space for exhibitions and training in the Afghan province.