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Afghan women’s voices in elections: Changing the game

Opinion piece by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women

06 Apr 2014

Top UN envoy congratulates Afghans as they throng to polling centres

KABUL - As Afghans throng to polling centres across the country today to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai and members of 34 Provincial Councils, the top United Nations official in the country has congratulated the people of Afghanistan for participating in the country’

05 Apr 2014

Top Afghan officials give assurances of security ahead of polls

KABUL - With just two days before Afghans head to the polls to elect a new President and Provincial Council members, the country’s top security officials said today that “foolproof security arrangements” have been put in place and there is “complete coordination” among the cou

03 Apr 2014

UN chief urges Afghan voters to participate in elections

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General is encouraged by the technical and security preparations and broad public engagement for Afghanistan's upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections. These are extremely important elections for the country.

03 Apr 2014

What follows Afghan elections is just as important as the polls themselves

KABUL - In two days, Afghans will cast their votes in an historic election marking the passage of political authority from one elected president to another.

03 Apr 2014

Ahead of election ‘silence period,’ UN envoy urges Afghans to use their right to vote

KABUL - Ahead of the end to the official campaigning period tonight for candidates in Afghanistan's landmark Presidential and Provincial Council elections, the top United Nations official in the country today urged Afghans “to use the chance” to shape the future of their country

02 Apr 2014

Domestic observers to anchor observation activities of Afghan vote – UN official

KABUL - A senior United Nations official in Afghanistan today said that domestic observers will anchor observation activities in the Presidential and Provincial Council elections to be held later this week.

31 Mar 2014

Afghan election body says 90 per cent of polling centres will open

KABUL - The body responsible for organizing Afghanistan's Presidential and Provincial Council elections this coming week announced today that polling will be conducted in 90 per cent of some 7,500 polling centres, with the remaining centres staying closed due to security concerns

30 Mar 2014

Top UN official reiterates world body’s ‘absolute’ impartiality ahead of next week’s Afghan polls

KABUL - A top United Nations official today reiterated the world body’s ‘absolute impartiality’ in Afghanistan’s Presidential and Provincial Council elections slated to be held next week.

27 Mar 2014

Japanese support boosts Afghanistan’s demining efforts

KABUL - Afghanistan’s efforts to deal with the clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) received a boost this week with the donation of $3.6 million from the Government of Japan.

26 Mar 2014

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