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UN and partners help to power education with solar panel donation

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has partnered with religious institutions to provide solar panels that will power much-needed electricity to schools as well as promote the use of renewable energy.

18 Feb 2012

Ban calls for concerted efforts to combat scourge of illicit drugs in Afghanistan

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for concerted efforts to help Afghanistan extricate itself from the scourge of drug production, use and trafficking, noting that the country’s stability remains at stake with an estimated 15 per cent of its income accruing from t

17 Feb 2012

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: remarks to Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact

NEW YORK - Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The drug trade degrades individuals and destabilizes nations. It is a threat to the well-being and development of Afghanistan and its neighbours.

17 Feb 2012

SRSG Ján Kubiš at the Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact Partners

PARIS - Ján Kubiš, Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, addressed the Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact Partners.

16 Feb 2012

UN boosting assistance to rebuild Afghanistan’s irrigation network

KABUL - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is boosting its technical support to help rebuild Afghanistan’s dilapidated traditional irrigation systems, which have been neglected for decades owing to war and migration away from rural areas.

15 Feb 2012

UN envoy urges universal ratification of treaty to end use of children in conflict

KABUL - The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today called for universal ratification of a treaty protocol that outlaws the use of minors to fight wars and encourages States to set 18 years as the minimum age for recruitment.

14 Feb 2012

Majority of Afghan brick kiln workers are child bonded labourers: ILO-backed survey

KABUL - A majority of workers in Afghanistan’s brick kilns are child bonded labourers under the age of 14, according to a new survey commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

07 Feb 2012

UN Women to focus on boosting economic empowerment and political roles

KABUL - The head of the United Nations entity mandated to promote gender equality today said that her priority this year is to enhance the economic empowerment and political participation of women and called for the support of the international community and the entire UN system

06 Feb 2012

The humanitarian community launches its 2012 appeal for Afghanistan for US$437 million

KABUL - The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) in Afghanistan has called for US$437 million for humanitarian preparedness and response in the country. A launch event held today in Kabul was officiated by the Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr.

28 Jan 2012

Bamyan group urges UN support for national action plan on women, peace and security

BAMYAN - A Bamyan advocacy group is calling on the United Nations to support the creation of an action plan in Afghanistan to implement Security Council Resolution 1325 which draws attention to the inordinate impact of war on women and urges their full participation in conflict m

24 Jan 2012

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