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Special Rapporteur calls for change to address violence against Afghan women

KABUL - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, spoke to members of the media at a Kabul press conference, detailing her assessment of the situation of Afghan women following a weeklong investigative trip to the country.

12 Nov 2014

Afghan poppy crops at record high, second year running

KABUL - Afghanistan registered record levels of opium poppy cultivation this year, with the illicit crop being cultivated in an estimated 224,000 hectares of land, according to a United Nations-backed survey released in the Afghan capital, Kabul, today.

12 Nov 2014

UN welcomes Afghan legislation criminalizing recruitment of children into security forces

KABUL - Senior United Nations officials in Afghanistan welcomed the passing of legislation earlier this week by the Afghan Lower House of Parliament to criminalize underage recruitment in the Afghan National Security Forces as a significant step forward in protecting the rights o

05 Nov 2014

Afghan activists join UN chief in highlighting need to ensure journalists’ safety

KABUL - Afghan media rights activists have joined United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in voicing their concerns over the rise in the number of journalists being killed, as the first-ever International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is marked worldwide

02 Nov 2014

Secretary-General’s message to 4th Ministerial Conference of Istanbul Process

BEIJING - The following text is the message of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the fourth Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process, held in Beijing, China, today. The message was delivered by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš.

31 Oct 2014

UN humanitarian officials travel to Khost to meet displaced families ahead of winter

KABUL - In a show of support for thousands of displaced families, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Afghanistan, Mark Bowden, visited the country’s southeastern province of Khost on Wednesday to underscore the world body’s commitment to them as winter approaches.

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