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Afghanistan’s new penal code the focus of Maidan Wardak symposium

MAIDAN SHAR - Improved access to justice is essential to socio-political stability and economic development, said participants at a recent UN-backed symposium set up to discuss implementing Afghanistan’s new penal code in the central province of Maidan Wardak.

03 Jun 2018

Top UN official in Afghanistan meets with Herat leaders on elections, peace

HERAT - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, visited the country’s western province of Herat this week to meet first-hand with government officials and other community leaders to discuss several key issues, including elections and peace.

31 May 2018

As Afghans search for democracy, new challenges and a healthy debate

KABUL - As Afghanistan moves forward with efforts to hold key parliamentary and district elections on 20 October 2018, the Afghan public has taken an intense interest in the high stakes of the democratic process, which also will include a presidential vote in 2019.

31 May 2018

Women’s rights activists and civil society leaders call for justice in Afghanistan

KABUL - At an event hosted by top UN officials, prominent women’s rights activists and civil society leaders spoke out against Afghanistan’s traditional mediation practices, stressing that serious crimes against women and girls continue to go unpunished in the country’s justice s

30 May 2018

Access to justice for Afghan women victims of violence ‘severely inadequate’ – UN envoy

KABUL - A law on the elimination of violence against women has been in place in Afghanistan since 2009, but Afghan women’s access to justice remains severely inadequate, finds a new report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

29 May 2018

Kapisa’s community leaders call for peace in UN-backed radio programme

MAHMUD RAQI - In the central region of Afghanistan, the United Nations is continuing an initiative to leverage the power of local communities to work together toward resolving conflict peacefully.

27 May 2018

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