25 Apr 2013 - KABUL - Edmond Mulet, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, visited Afghanistan earlier this week, from 20 to 24 April. As the operations manager of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Mulet has responsibility for UN’s 14...
24 Sep 2012 - KABUL - At a gathering in Kabul of Islamic scholars from around the world to shore up support for a peaceful Afghanistan. Listen to the ...
14 Sep 2012 - NEW YORK - A top United Nations humanitarian official today stressed the need to keep global attention focused on Afghan human development needs, as part of the wider international engagement with and support for the country. (...
11 Sep 2012 - KUNAR - I am very glad that I had the opportunity to meet representatives of the authorities of theprovince and also representatives of the people, of the elders, Ulema Shura, civil society and they shared with me their concerns.
08 Aug 2012 - KABUL - In the first six months of 2012, conflict-related violence in Afghanistan continued to take a devastating toll on civilians, the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today, releasing its 2012 Midyear Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict...
08 Aug 2012 - KABUL - About a month ago a Kabul resident was enjoying a midsummer evening with his family at a hotel on a lake outside of the city. It was such a pleasant evening that the man decided he wanted to record parts of it. He slipped away to retrieve his camera. What happened next...
30 May 2012 - KABUL - Good morning to everyone and welcome to this regular meeting with the press, once again I am very grateful to the centre that we can use this excellent facility and I am thankful to you to come to this as I said earlier, to traditional meeting of UNAMA and myself...
15 May 2012 - NEW YORK - While the United Nations and its partners would continue to provide immediate humanitarian relief to Afghanistan, aid alone was not enough to deal with the conflict-torn nation’s myriad challenges, the United Nations humanitarian chief said today during a...
19 Apr 2012 - BRUSSELS - Excellencies, Secretary General, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to address your meeting today, for the first time in my current capacity. NATO, ISAF and UNAMA are separately mandated by the United Nations Security Council to cooperate, in...