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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

Afghanistan Report of the UN Secretary-General to the Security Council

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is available now.

16 Jun 2015

Regional civil society network created to strengthen electoral work

MAZAR-I-SHARIF - More than 100 people gathered in Mazar-i-Sharif, in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, to discuss electoral issues and form a new regional civil society network designed to address them.

14 Jun 2015

UN Secretary-General meets with Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan

DUSHANBE - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Dr.

10 Jun 2015

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