Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has urged the United Nations and international organisations to channel their assistance towards development projects to help provide housing, schools, electricity, clean water, employment and other essential services for returning refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has urged the United Nations to fairly and accurately reflect the country’s counter-narcotics achievements in its upcoming World Drug Report, while calling for practical cooperation to support alternative livelihoods for farmers.
The United Nations says the consumption and diversity of illicit drugs have increased globally in recent decades, as drug trafficking groups increasingly use new technologies to find innovative ways to deliver drugs to users. On its official website…
Coinciding with the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, United Nations experts have warned that Afghanistan is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change.
The United Nations and several countries have welcomed the finalisation of an agreement between Iran and the United States, describing it as an important and vital step towards the peaceful resolution of the conflict.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general have voiced concern over civilian casualties in recent Pakistani military regime airstrikes on three Afghan provinces, calling for an immediate de-escalation, a lasting ceasefire, protection of civilians and dialogue to resolve differences.
The United Nations has appealed for an additional 331.5 million US dollars in funding to assist 1.4 million people affected by conflict in Lebanon, warning that humanitarian needs in the country are rising sharply.
The United Nations has said that despite a decline in global aid, it continues to provide essential services to the people of Afghanistan, adding that its budget for basic humanitarian programmes in 2025 reached $1.7 billion.
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett has called for an independent and transparent investigation into a Pakistani military regime airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the capital Kabul.
The United Nations’ special rapporteur has warned that the international community has effectively allowed Israel to subject Palestinians in the occupied territories to sustained physical and mental suffering, according to a report cited by Al Jazeera.
The United Nations says at least 34 civilians were martyred and 89 others injured in Pakistani military attacks inside Afghanistan from February 26 to March 1.
The United Nations has designated 2026 as the “International Year of Women Farmers,” emphasising the decisive role of women in ensuring global food security and economic growth.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo has expressed sorrow over civilian casualties caused by Pakistani military airstrikes in Afghanistan and said the matter would be raised with UN member states and other stakeholders.
The United States has partially paid approximately $160 million of its more than $4 billion debt to the United Nations. Reuters, citing a UN spokesperson, reported that the payment was received last week as part of the United…
Afghanistan’s Minister of Interior, Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani, held talks with a delegation led by Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, to discuss strengthening engagement between Afghanistan and the international community, along with other key issues.
The Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to Qatar, Mohammad Sohail Shaheen, met with the Deputy High Commissioner of the UNHCR, Vinisha Matar, and urged the organization to increase its assistance to Afghan refugees. According to…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed serious concern over the situation in Venezuela following a United States military operation, stating that governments must not use threats or force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any country.
Former Iraqi President Barham Ahmed Salih has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly as the new High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Salih was selected following a competitive process in New York that attracted candidates from various countries.…
United Nations agencies on Friday urged the US to uphold international obligations toward asylum seekers after US President Donald Trump announced plans to halt migration from what he described as “Third World” countries in the wake of an attack near the White House.
The United Nations says it has dispatched relief teams to northern Afghanistan to assess needs and deliver emergency assistance following Sunday night’s earthquake.
The United Nations has expressed hope that the recently agreed ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan would remain in place.
