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UN official stresses need for transparency in Afghanistan's run-off vote

KABUL - A senior United Nations official in Afghanistan has called for making next month’s Presidential run-off elections as transparent as possible, to candidates as well as to the public, so that the outcome will reflect the will of the people.

19 May 2014

Afghanistan to hold second round run-off in Presidential elections

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) today announced the final results of the country’s 5 April Presidential poll, declaring a second round run-off between the two leading candidates after none of those seeking the position achieved the 50 per cent plus

15 May 2014

UNAMA launches booklet on protecting Afghan children in armed conflict

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today launched a booklet on the obligations of all parties to the country’s armed conflict to respect and promote the rights of children under international law and Islam.

12 May 2014

Media Commission calls on Afghan press institutions to submit financial reports ahead of deadline

KABUL - The head of Afghanistan’s Electoral Media Commission – part of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) – today called on the country’s media institutions to submit their financial reports on elections-related advertisements by the established deadline – this Wednesda

12 May 2014

Around 8.9 million young children received anti-polio drops in UN-backed campaign

KABUL - As part of a United Nations-supported nationwide campaign, around 8.9 million children under five years of age have been administered anti-polio vaccine drops around Afghanistan.

07 May 2014

In visit to landslide area, UN officials flag need for preventive measures for natural disasters

KABUL - Following a visit today to the location of a deadly landslide which killed hundreds in north-eastern Afghanistan late last week, two senior United Nations humanitarian officials highlighted the longer-term needs of people displaced by natural disasters in the country a

05 May 2014

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