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More effective and transparent means of resolving disputes over water rights

KABUL - The demand for water to support agricultural development in Afghanistan, which has been badly affected by conflict, deteriorating infrastructure and drought, often results in high-stakes water-right disputes, according to a new UNAMA report.

23 Oct 2016

Top UN envoy visits Torkham crossing point to assess situation

TORKHAM - We are witnessing a mass movement of people far in excess of predictions, said the UN’s top envoy to Afghanistan during a visit Saturday to the Torkham crossing point with Pakistan in eastern Afghanistan.

22 Oct 2016

Role of Afghan police women in human rights the focus of Maidan Wardak event

MAIDAN SHAHR - International and national laws related to protecting women’s rights were the focus of an UNAMA-backed event set up for female police officers in Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital of Afghanistan’s central Maidan Wardak province.

21 Oct 2016

Anticorruption, women’s rights debated at UN-backed regional conference

MAZAR-E SHARIF - To strengthen women’s rights and improve anticorruption initiatives, dozens of government officials gathered at the annual UNAMA-supported justice conference in the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province.

20 Oct 2016

UNAMA releases civilian casualty data for third quarter of 2016

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) renews its call for all parties to refocus their efforts on preventing harm to civilians, as latest figures released today by UNAMA for the first three quarters of 2016 show continuing high numbers of civilian casualties fr

19 Oct 2016

UN envoy inaugurates water supply projects for Herat displaced

HERAT - More than 20,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in the Maslakh settlement of Herat province will benefit from five UN-supported potable drinking water projects formally inaugurated in a ceremony this week by the UN’s top envoy to Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamot

18 Oct 2016

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