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UN chief calls for truce as Winter Olympics set to begin in Russia

KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all those engaged in armed hostilities around the world to observe the Olympic Truce by laying down their weapons, as the Russian city of Sochi prepares to host the Winter Olympics this week.

04 Feb 2014

In report, UN human rights chief notes Afghanistan’s hard-won gains may be forfeited

KABUL - The United Nations human rights chief has warned that “hard-won gains” that Afghanistan has made since 2001 in a range of areas, including human rights, “may be forfeited” for the sake of short-term political goals as the country passes through momentous times of its h

30 Jan 2014

UN report urges Afghanistan to recruit female teachers locally to boost girls’ education

KABUL - A United Nations report released today said that female teachers are “urgently needed” to boost the education of girls in Afghanistan, which has the highest level of gender disparity in the world.

29 Jan 2014

International community resolute in its long-term support for Afghanistan – Kubiš

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, said today that the international community, including the world body, remains “resolute in its long-term support for Afghanistan” while being clear about the need for progress on mutual commitments made under

29 Jan 2014

UN-backed committee finds ‘significant vulnerabilities to corruption’ in Afghan Government bodies

KABUL - A United Nations-backed high-level anti-corruption body said today that it found “significant vulnerabilities to corruption” in the work of three of Afghanistan's government ministries and its Civil Service Commission, while also highlighting “questionable practices” t

27 Jan 2014

Afghan authorities expand award scheme for poppy-free provinces

KABUL - In its effort to deter more farmers from cultivating opium poppy crops, the Government of Afghanistan plans to expand its award scheme for provinces that effectively implement poppy-eradication programmes.

27 Jan 2014

UN-supported strategy for vocational education seeks to boost skilled Afghan workforce

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan and a United Nations agency responsible for promoting international cooperation in education launched a national strategy on technical and vocational education and training earlier this week in their bid to increase the country’s skilled w

23 Jan 2014

Following losses in Kabul, UN staff council calls for more support for convention on staff safety

KABUL - In the wake of the terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul last Friday, which, amongst others, left four United Nations personnel dead, the head of a UN staff body has called on Member States to sign a UN convention designed to help ensure the safety of its per

21 Jan 2014

Growing drug consumption in Afghanistan is a ‘national tragedy’ – UN drug and crime agency chief

KABUL - The head of the United Nations drug and crime agency has called on Afghanistan to address the “growing problem of domestic drug consumption” in the country, which is the largest producer and cultivator of opium in the world.

20 Jan 2014

UN mourns loss of staff members killed in Kabul restaurant attack

KABUL - The United Nations is mourning the death of four of its staff killed on Friday in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

19 Jan 2014

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