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Paktya’s provincial governor speaks up for public’s right to know

GARDEZ - Open and transparent government is a key public right, Paktya’s provincial governor, Nasratullah Arsala, said at a UN-backed ‘good governance’ event in south-east Paktya province.

26 Jun 2016

Voices raised to empower Afghan women in Paktya

GARDEZ - In the south-eastern province of Paktya, where women generally do not take prominent roles in social and political life due to conservative cultural constraints, a recent UN-backed gathering spotlighted the issue and identified ways to empower Paktya women.

23 Jun 2016

Imperative for Afghanistan to make progress on economy and security, says UN envoy

NEW YORK - Progress on the economy and improving security is imperative so that Afghans have confidence in their government, said Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, in a briefing to the Security Council today.

21 Jun 2016

Herat leaders call for Afghan women to play active role in politics

HERAT - The need for more Afghan women to work in government positions was the key message from those speaking at a UN-backed event in Herat city, the capital of Afghanistan’s third largest province.

21 Jun 2016

Afghan youth critical to peace efforts in Kandahar, say panellists at UN-backed TV debate

KANDAHAR – In Afghanistan’s security-challenged southern province of Kandahar, panellists at a UN-backed televised debate discussed the increasing importance of Afghan youth in the region’s peace efforts.

19 Jun 2016

Daikundi leaders gather to address community conflict

NILI - Daikundi’s political leadership established plans this week at a UN-backed event to address the province’s community conflicts and security challenges.

16 Jun 2016

UN chief’s latest report on Afghanistan to Security Council

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

16 Jun 2016

Importance of girls’ education highlighted in TV debates in northern provinces

KUNDUZ - For the economic development of the Afghanistan’s northern provinces, it is critically important for Afghan girls to be able to pursue an education, said panellists during televised debates in Baghlan and Kunduz.

14 Jun 2016

Empowering women entrepreneurs the focus of UN-backed event in Farah

FARAH - Providing Afghan women with equal access to entrepreneurial funding mechanisms was the focus of a lively UN-backed debate in the sparsely populated western province of Farah.

12 Jun 2016

Civil society coordination group launched in Paktya with UN support

GARDEZ - To promote participatory and accountable governance in the interest of Afghanistan’s development, participants at a UN-backed event in the capital of the southeastern Paktya province launched a civil society coordination group.

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