KABUL Penal Code as an important step towards protection of human rights, but the Afghanistan rights body says many problems remain in the area. UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, told an event here that the code criminalized…
KABUL. Today, the UN in Afghanistan marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 days of activities aimed at raising awareness on the issue commenced. “Violence against women in Afghanistan must immediately stop,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto,…
KABUL’s participation in all aspects of the electoral process, the statement said on Wednesday. Addressing delegates in Kabul who participated in final event of the year, Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said: “Women’s political empowerment is essential…
President Donald Trump, addressing the General Assembly, has pledged his administration's support for the United Nations' reforms. The US government would be “partners in your work”, Trump told the UN General Assembly at the opening session of the…
Summary: In a remote Afghan province, the UN seeks resolution to a conflict between an embattled media and Afghanistan’s only female governor. About this Feature Story: The UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) has a mandate to support the Government…
KABUL, Tadamichi Yamamoto, during a meeting with Pakistani officials stressed over regional cooperation to seek political solution to conflict in Afghanistan, a media report said on Friday. Tadamichi today held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua in Islamabad as…
The Afghan government and the European Union (EU) delegations held a High Level Meeting on Human Rights on Monday in capital Kabul, a statement from the EU said, Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabani, First Lady Rula Ghani,…
KABUL condemned the Islamic State-claimed suicide attack against the embassy of Iraq in Kabul. The attack in a residential area, lasting around five hours, involved several armed men who killed two Afghan civilian employees inside the embassy and injured a…
KABUL (UNAMA) has condemned Monday’s suicide attack in Kabul, amid intensifying nationwide violence impacting civilians. The car bombing came amid commemorations of the July 2016 Dehmazang Square attack, which killed and injured hundreds of demonstrators who were exercising their right…
The UN has stressed the need for collective efforts to combat terrorism, urging regional countries to chalk out a joint strategy, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Thursday. The UN secretary-general’s special representative and National Security Advisor…
KABUL has expressed condolences to family and friends of victims of Saturday’s triple bombing at a funeral in Kabul. In a statement from UNAMA on Sunday, Tadamichi Yamamoto denounced the attack on a peaceful funeral procession as morally reprehensible and…
KABUL (UNAMA) is deeply concerned by the continued increase in conflict-related child deaths in 2017 and urges parties to the conflict to take immediate measures to reduce harm. For reading the full story, please click here
KABUL’s media professionals, who continue to work against immense challenges, are to be commended for their courage and determination, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan said on Tuesday. “Freedom of speech, particularly the freedom of press, is what I…
KABUL authorities have made headway in their fight against corruption while enormous challenges remain, the United Nations said in a new report released on Tuesday. “For the sake of the country’s future, corruption in Afghanistan must be addressed and eliminated,”…
KABUL authorities have made headway in their fight against corruption while enormous challenges remain, finds a new United Nations report released today. For reading the full story, please click here
Prisoners continue to face torture and ill-treatment in government-run detention facilities despite Kabul’s commitment to fully eliminating the practice, a UN report said on Monday. Tadamichi Yamamoto, the secretary-general’s special representative, said: “The continuing torture and ill-treatment of…
The UN Committee against Torture would be meeting in Geneva from 18 April to 12 May to review human rights situation in the following countries in sessions that would be webcast live, a Statement from the UN committee against torture…
KABUL body’s mission here said on Thursday. The meeting, scheduled to commence 10:00 (New York time) (19:30 Kabul local) on Thursday and will be webcast live on UN WEB TV, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said. Tadamichi Yamamoto,…
KABUL regarding what was termed ‘consistent breach of Afghanistan’s territorial integrity by Pakistani military forces.’ Over the past three weeks, Afghan officials say, Pakistani forces have been firing rockets and artillery rounds into four districts of eastern Nangarhar and Kunar…
KABUL is an imperative, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The government had developed measures to advance women’s participation and protect them from harm, the UN said, adding the measures must be fully implemented so that greater numbers could participate…
KABUL, Mr. Mark Bowden, was deeply saddened by killing of six staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in northern Jawzjan province, a statement from the UN said on Thursday. “On behalf of the UN humanitarian…
KABUL to take urgent steps to halt the killing and maiming of civilians, as a new UN report issued today recorded the highest ever number of civilian casualties in a single year, including record figures for children killed and injured…
KABUL, a media report said on Saturday. President Putin’s special representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov was also present at the meeting that conferred on the Afghan peace process and regional situation. Tadamichi sought Russian support in solution to regional issues…
The UN assistant secretary-general for political affairs Miroslav Jenca has called on President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah and stressed the need for peace talks to resolve a decade long Afghan conflict. Mr.…
