KABUL): The United Nations on Wednesday said nearly five Afghan children are being killed or injured daily in the turmoil-hit country, where 1,756 minors suffered casualties in 2011. A report on Children and Armed Conflict, released by UN Secretary General…
WASHINGTON (PAN has been elected as the vice president for the upcoming United Nations (UN) General Assembly, reflecting the growing recognition of the country at international level. The election was held last week where Vuk Jeremic, the Minister of Foreign…
KABUL): The Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC), accusing the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) of opposing its creation, on Tuesday assailed the High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOOAC) for refusing to cooperate with it. Last year, the government asked…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN and children and protect civilians, a top diplomat promised on Sunday. “We will continue to call on all parties to comply with their obligations under international laws, including humanitarian and human rights law and protection of civilians in…
WASHINGTON (PAN (UNAMA) for a year to continue supporting crucial security transition in the country. In an unanimous resolution, the 15-membered body decided the UNAMA would continue to “lead and coordinate” international civilian efforts in the country in accordance with…
WASHINGTON (PAN and Central Asia, the US has announced a financial assistance of id="mce_marker" million to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). “UNODC’s work under the Regional Programme is expected to complement the United States’ efforts to…
KABUL): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said it was deeply saddened and concerned by the recent killing of innocent civilians in southern Kandahar province. Reports say the dead included children who were killed in their homes in…
KABUL said on Saturday. In a statement, Michael Keating expressed his sympathy to the families of 50 dead Afghans and four others injured in the March 4 avalanche that buried an entire village of 199 people in the Shaki district.…
KABUL on Wednesday urged the government of President Hamid Karzai to fully and promptly implement the law on Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW). “As long as women and girls in Afghanistan are subject to violence with impunity, little meaningful…
KABUL, a predominantly rural country, UNICEF said in a report on Tuesday. UNICEF Representative Peter Crowley said: “While internal displacement and migration of families to urban areas are increasing, basic services in these areas are often inadequate.” A grim reminder…
KABUL (UNAMA) on Monday said it was relocating international staff from northern Kunduz province. On Saturday, four demonstrators were killed in an attack on the UNAMA office in Kunduz City by hundreds of furious people, protesting the burning of the…
KANDAHAR CITY (PAN Food Program (WFP) would start work on several development projects in four districts of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Tuesday. At a meeting with Governor Toryalai Weesa, WFP Director for Kandahar Ulrick Pedersen said the…
KABUL as one-sided, but the multinational troops welcomed the document. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Saturday released its report on civilian casualties in the Afghan conflict, saying the casualties rose for the fifth year in a row.…
KABUL (UNAMA) documented 3,021 civilian deaths in 2011, indicating yet another increase in the number of civilians killed and injured in the conflict for the fifth year in a row. In a report, the mission said 3,021 Afghan civilians were…
KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Militants had lost their fight face-to-face combat ability with Afghan security forces but bomb blasts and suicide attacks posed a serious problem, the Kandahar governor said at a meeting with a United Nations official on Saturday. Head…
KABUL): The United Nations and the Afghan government have launched a joint appeal for $437 million to deal with natural disasters in the country, a Cabinet minister said on Saturday. Seeking $437 million in aid for the war-hit country alone,…
KABUL): Japan would spend $9million on capacity building of justice departments in three Afghan provinces over the next three years, officials said on Tuesday. An agreement to the effect was signed among acting Justice Minister Syed Yousuf Halim, UNODC Deputy…
KABUL, UNICEF and the Afghan Ministry of Education said on Tuesday. An international consortium of countries, the GPE is working to provide financial and technical assistance to education programmes in conflict, post-conflict and developing countries around the globe. The ministry…
KABUL dramatically soared by 133 percent last year, a joint survey by the United Nations and the Kabul government reveals. The farm-gate income from opium amounted to more than id="mce_marker".4 billion, or nine per cent of the gross domestic product…
KABUL body's mission in the country said on Tuesday. The five-year office terms of nine AIHRC commissioners expired on December 16, with discussions ongoing to appoint new commissioners. In a statement, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said…
KABUL): Around 34,500 vulnerable Afghan families, more than 200,000 individuals, will be provided with winter assistance, including blankets, plastic sheets, fuel, sweaters, shawls, gloves, socks and waterproof shoes, the UN refugee agency announced on Tuesday. UNHCR said it had already…
KABUL. "Economic growth is crucial for Afghanistan and UNDP reiterates commitment to support the government to give that growth a human face so it benefits all Afghans,” Chhibber said on concluding his visit to Afghanistan. He completed his visit to…
KABUL and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Saturday signed a Letter of Intent to consolidate the process the UNDP has initiated in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Finance said. “This signing between the Ministry of Finance and UNDP is…
KABUL): The Afghan government and the international community on Wednesday approved four agreements at the 17th meeting of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB), officials said. Participants of the meeting included, Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal, Cabinet members, outgoing UNAMA…
