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Persons with disability want ‘necessary assistance’ from Government

NANGARHAR - The people with disability complained that the Government hadn’t ensured their rights.

04 Dec 2012

Working to prevent conflicts over resources

KABUL - Afghanistan has abundant mineral, water, rangeland and forest resources. Although geographically dispersed, these resources have the potential to dramatically improve the living standards of the country’s citizens.

04 Dec 2012

As UN experts assess Afghan electoral needs, IEC says poll planning on track

KABUL - As a United Nations team of experts wraps up its first visit to Afghanistan to map out future UN assistance for the 2014 Presidential elections today, the Afghan election body has said preparations for the polls are right on track and it is already working to establish

03 Dec 2012

Afghan journalists tour UN Headquarters in New York on historic day

NEWYORK - Afghan journalists visited the United Nations Headquarters last week as part of the International Visitor Leadership Programme, a cultural exchange.

02 Dec 2012

UN relief official calls for boost in humanitarian support for Afghanistan

KABUL - A senior United Nations official today called on the international community to step up its humanitarian support for Afghanistan to sustain the progress made so far in the country where thousands have suffered through 34 years of conflict and poverty.

30 Nov 2012

General Assembly adopts a resolution reaffirming continued long-term support to Afghanistan

NEWYORK - The United Nations General Assembly adopted a “consensus resolution” in New York yesterday reaffirming the continued long-term support of the international community for Afghanistan’s peace, reconciliation and development processes.

28 Nov 2012

New documentary and round-tables highlight the violence faced by Afghan women

KABUL - United Nations in Afghanistan marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today by screening a UNAMA-produced video documentary amidst a ceremony in the capital, Kabul, and by organizing radio and television round-tables in different parts o

25 Nov 2012

Women’s rights need greater support

KABUL - Fatima was 14 when she was married to a man who had already divorced twice. After the marriage, she was physically and mentally tortured for the next 16 years by her husband and in-laws until she divorced. At the time of divorce, Fatima had three daughters and a son.

22 Nov 2012

Opium production in Afghanistan drops by 36% despite rise in cultivation

KABUL - Despite a 36 per cent drop in opium production in Afghanistan this year, the country saw 18 per cent rise in the area where the illicit crops were cultivated, according to a report released today by the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics (MCN) and the United Nations Office on

22 Nov 2012

Family planning a basic human right: UNFPA

KABUL - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Afghanistan said yesterday that family planning is a basic human right and imperative for social and economic development.

19 Nov 2012

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