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Women as negotiators, mediators and peace brokers emphasized in radio shows

GARDEZ/JALALABAD – Women need to be meaningfully involved to end the conflict, including in ongoing peace negotiations, said panellists appearing in radio programmes in the country’s southeast and eastern provinces.

07 Oct 2020

Panellists seek support of elders and Ulema in calling for violence reduction

HERAT - Radio panellists sought the support of the country’s Ulema and community elders in calling for a reduction in violence and a long-term ceasefire during a series of radio programmes in the western provinces.

30 Sep 2020

Afghanistan’s commitment to information access - key to saving lives, building trust, bringing hope

KABUL - Luminaries from Afghanistan’s media, human rights, corruption watchdog sector and other civil society bodies were joined today in Kabul by the UN at an event held at the Presidential Palace to observe the International Day of Universal Access to Information.

28 Sep 2020

Peace officials joined by youth and women from provinces around Kabul to discuss Doha negotiations

KABUL – High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) representatives were joined over the weekend by a group of Afghan youth and women from provinces around Kabul in a peace outreach event at which they presented a declaration listing their expectations of peace tal

24 Sep 2020

The future we want is peace, equality and opportunities for all

KABUL - A future free from violence and discrimination and where every person can meet their full potential is a vision shared by Afghans across the country, according to a series of discussions held this year on their hopes and ideas for a better world as pa

21 Sep 2020

Reducing violence is crucial in coping with the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

BAGLHAN-PARWAN - Continued violence during the COVID-19 pandemic is exasperating Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, observed participants in a series of radio discussions in Afghanistan’s northeast, west and Kabul provinces.

14 Sep 2020

Radio series highlights link between communal solidarity and peace

NILI-JAGHORI - Participants of UN-backed radio programmes in Afghanistan’s central and southeast provinces highlighted strong connections between solidarity in communities and peace.

07 Sep 2020

UN envoy Lyons briefing the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.

03 Sep 2020

Live and on-demand webcast of UN Security Council session on latest Afghanistan report

KABUL, 1 September 2020 - Media can follow http://webtv.un.org the live broadcast of the UN Security Council session on

01 Sep 2020

UN Secretary-General's latest report on Afghanistan to the Security Council

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available.

29 Aug 2020