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Level of women’s participation ‘a key measure of success’ of Afghan polls – Kubiš

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan said today that the level of women’s participation in the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April, will be “a key measure of success” of the polls.

05 Feb 2014

Afghan Presidential hopefuls start their poll campaign

4 February 2014 – The eleven Presidential candidates contesting the 5 April Afghan elections started their political campaign on Sunday, with billboards and banners dotting major Afghan cities, including the capital, Kabul.

04 Feb 2014

UN chief calls for truce as Winter Olympics set to begin in Russia

KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all those engaged in armed hostilities around the world to observe the Olympic Truce by laying down their weapons, as the Russian city of Sochi prepares to host the Winter Olympics this week.

04 Feb 2014

UN Special Representative Ján Kubiš on the killing of electoral campaign workers

KABUL - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ján Kubiš, strongly condemns the killing of the two members of the election campaign team of one of the presidential candidates, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.

02 Feb 2014

In report, UN human rights chief notes Afghanistan’s hard-won gains may be forfeited

KABUL - The United Nations human rights chief has warned that “hard-won gains” that Afghanistan has made since 2001 in a range of areas, including human rights, “may be forfeited” for the sake of short-term political goals as the country passes through momentous times of its h

30 Jan 2014

Co-Chairs’ statement on the conclusion of Special Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board meeting

KABUL - Click here for the joint statement of the co-Chairs – Afghanistan’s Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Z

30 Jan 2014

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