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NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, his Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide, and Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York Zahir Tanin, have been addressing the Security Council. Full coverage follows.
KABUL - UNAMA reviews 2009 in Afghanistan with a series of articles looking back.
KABUL - Dozens of United Nations personnel made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty last year with at least 28 civilian staff members and seven peacekeeping troops killed in deadly attacks, the world body’s staff union said today, urging nations to sign a global treaty pro
NEW YORK - The head of the UN Mission in Afghanistan is calling for a transition strategy for the country that addresses both military and civilian objectives.
KABUL - As temperatures drop around the country, United Nations agencies, their partners, and the Afghan Government, are working together to provide relief supplies to help some 200,000 vulnerable people cope with the harsh winter country-wide, including eastern provinces.
NEW YORK - UN Radio's Year in review: In the Afghan capital, Kabul, the UN suffered a major loss. Five UN staff members were killed and nine wounded after an attack by armed Taliban militants.
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan held its first press conference for the year 2010 in Kabul today.
KABUL - The UN envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide called for a “transition strategy” in Afghanistan, ahead of a new US plan for the country announced by President Barack Obama at the beginning of December.
KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met UN staff in Kabul at the beginning of November to express his sympathy and solidarity, following the deadly attack on a guest house in Kabul that killed five UN staff members and injured nine others.
KABUL - The end of October brought the biggest shock of the year to the UN Mission in Afghanistan when five international staff were killed in a suicide attack on a Kabul guesthouse on 28 October.