15 Mar 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcomed the convening of the second meeting of the Kabul Process for Peace and Security Cooperation in Afghanistan on 28 February and commended the declaration agreed to by its participants.
The members of the Security Council...
08 Mar 2018 - KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan marks International Women’s Day today, recognizing the global movement for women’s rights and the work of activists who have been central to the push for gender equality.
The theme for this year’s Women’s Day is ‘Time Is Now: Rural and...
07 Mar 2018 - KABUL - Media can follow live the UN Security Council session on the Secretary-General’s latest Report on Afghanistan broadcast on UN WEB TV, scheduled to commence 10:00 New York local time (19:30 Kabul local) 8 March.
The session will also be...
28 Feb 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the Afghan government’s renewed call for unconditional peace talks with the Taliban and the outlining of a framework for peace, presented at the Kabul Process II conference in the Afghan capital today.
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22 Feb 2018 - KABUL – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the coming into force of Afghanistan’s new penal code, a milestone in the country’s criminal justice reform and a vital part of efforts to strengthen the rule of law. With the new penal code, Afghanistan has for...
15 Feb 2018 - KABUL - More than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest annual UN report documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.
A total of 10,453 civilian...
27 Jan 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 27January, which resulted in at least 95 people killed and 158 injured, for which the Taliban has claimed...
27 Jan 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the deadly attack today in central Kabul, which was claimed by the Taliban.
Indiscriminate attacks against civilians are grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law and can never be justified. Those...
27 Jan 2018 - KABUL - On behalf of the United Nations in Afghanistan, I unequivocally condemn today’s attack in Kabul city in which scores of civilians were killed or injured.
The facts in this incident are clear. The explosion occurred near a High Peace Council facility in a civilian-...
25 Jan 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on 24 January, targeting an international humanitarian organization, which resulted in at least 5 people killed...
25 Jan 2018 - KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) joins the Afghan authorities and the international community in condemning the attack on the Save the Children office that claimed the lives of several civilians and injured others, many of them humanitarian aid workers....
24 Jan 2018 - NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has spoken out against the fatal attack on the Afghan offices of renowned international non-governmental organization Save the Children, saying that he was “appalled and deeply saddened” by the casualties.
In a...
22 Jan 2018 - NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 20 January, which resulted in at least 22 people killed and 9 injured, for which the...
22 Jan 2018 - NEW YORK - The Secretary-General strongly condemns the 20 January attack, claimed by the Taliban, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul.
The Secretary-General extends his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured. He...
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