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Following losses in Kabul, UN staff council calls for more support for convention on staff safety

KABUL - In the wake of the terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul last Friday, which, amongst others, left four United Nations personnel dead, the head of a UN staff body has called on Member States to sign a UN convention designed to help ensure the safety of its per

21 Jan 2014

Growing drug consumption in Afghanistan is a ‘national tragedy’ – UN drug and crime agency chief

KABUL - The head of the United Nations drug and crime agency has called on Afghanistan to address the “growing problem of domestic drug consumption” in the country, which is the largest producer and cultivator of opium in the world.

20 Jan 2014

UN mourns loss of staff members killed in Kabul restaurant attack

KABUL - The United Nations is mourning the death of four of its staff killed on Friday in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

19 Jan 2014

UNAMA condemns deadly attack on Kabul restaurant

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms a deadly attack on a strictly civilian target which took place on Friday evening in a restaurant in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 14 civilians, including Afghans and foreig

19 Jan 2014

Secretary-General's statement on the killing of 4 UN civilian staff and at least 11 other civilians

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the horrific attack at a restaurant in central Kabul on the evening of Friday, 17 January. The attack on a civilian location killed at least 14 and injured many more, including Afghans and foreign nationals.

18 Jan 2014

Security Council press statement on Afghanistan

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 17 January at a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, which caused a number of deaths and injuries to Afghan civilians and international personnel, including United Nations staff,

18 Jan 2014

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