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Women role models urge school girls to aim high

BAMYAN - Women role models are encouraging girls to prioritize education and take a more active role in Afghan society as part of a series of UN-backed events around the country.

30 Jun 2015

Afghanistan must not be forgotten amid more pressing crises, warns UN envoy

NEW YORK - Speaking to the UN News Centre, Mr.

29 Jun 2015

Youth role in peace process highlighted at UN-backed TV event

HERAT - The central role of Afghan youth in achieving durable peace in Afghanistan was highlighted by panelists at a UNAMA-backed televised discussion in the western province of Herat.

28 Jun 2015

UNAMA welcomes prospect of electoral reform in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS - The prospect of electoral reforms in Afghanistan, which are needed for new parliamentary elections, has been welcomed by a high-level UN official speaking at the NATO Defence Ministers meeting.

25 Jun 2015

Islamic leaders promote peace and reconciliation at UN-backed conference

BAMYAN - Religious scholars in the capital of one of Afghanistan’s central provinces urged their counterparts across the country to preach peace and reconciliation during Ramadan.

24 Jun 2015

Afghanistan’s first online drug-tracking system launched with UN backing

KABUL - Afghanistan’s first online system for counter narcotics went live today, thanks to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Afghanistan Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN).

23 Jun 2015

UN envoy highlights progress but stresses critical need for direct peace talks

NEW YORK - Afghanistan is making economic, security and political progress in a challenging climate, but direct peace talks are critical to the country’s future, said Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghani

22 Jun 2015

Live and on-demand webcast of UN Security Council Briefing

NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to convene 22 June in New York to discuss thelatest report of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the situation in Afghanistan.

21 Jun 2015

Kandahar meeting part of Afghan ‘People’s Dialogue for Peace’ events

KANDAHAR - Participants in the half-day discussion in Kandahar represented civil society and media organizations.

21 Jun 2015

Afghan men urged to stand for women’s rights

KABUL - To engage men and boys as advocates for equality and women’s rights in Afghanistan, UN Women launched the HeForShe campaign in Kabul today.

16 Jun 2015

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