Swiss Ambassador to the UN Pascale Baeriswyl has said there is no magic solution to Afghanistan crisis, terming the situation under the new regime a "very difficult dilemma" to deal with. "We do not have the magic solution…
The United Nations has allowed Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit Islamabad this week to meet his Pakistani and Chinese counterparts, A panel of the United Nations Security Council gave the go-ahead to Muttaqi’s trip in response…
The United Nations has appointed former Turkish ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu as a special coordinator on Afghanistan, says a media report. The UN chief appointed Sinirlioglu as his special coordinator to provide an independent assessment on how to deal…
The United Nations says it has no plans to quit Afghanistan next month if the ban on its female Afghan staff is not lifted. Earlier, a US media outlet reported the world body would leave the country in…
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has urged the Islamic Emirate to put the Afghans first and reverse the decision barring women from working with the United Nations. “This will threaten vulnerable Afghans who depend on humanitarian assistance.…
The United Nations says it has informed around 3,300 Afghan staff members not to come to work for the next two days. The world body took the step after the interim government indicated on Tuesday it would enforce…
The UN mission has underlined the need for resolving Afghanistan’s problems through dialogue, offering help in this regard. UN Secretary General’s Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva promised the UN would continue to deliver aid to Afghanistan. The UN diplomat…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday denounced the Kabul bombing and called the targeting of civilians an unacceptable action. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces identified and shot dead…
The Islamic Emirate has welcomed the extension of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as a positive step. On Thursday, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution extending the UNAMA mandate till March 17, 2024.…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says humanitarian needs have surged from 6.3 million people in 2019 to 28.3 million people in 2023.
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) special representative for Afghanistan ambassador Tariq Ali Bakheet met a delegation from the UN mission headed by Markus Potzel in Kabul. The meeting that took place at the OIC office in Kabul discussed…
The Islamic Emirate has rejected the latest report of the UN special rapporteur Richard Bennett that the human rights crisis in Afghanistan has worsened during the last six months of 2022 despite some encouraging developments. In his report…
The UN has announced the allocation of $250 million from its global emergency fund to help the most vulnerable people in 19 countries, including Afghanistan, according to a statement on Sunday. “So often, longstanding development issues can combine…
The United Nations has assured Afghan media and journalists of support, asking the caretaker government to reverse bans on women workers. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva and UNESCO Representative Patricia McPhillips renewed the…
The caretaker government will allow Afghan women to resume work with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the ground, hope four senior UN aid officials. The officials, representing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), insisted the world’s largest humanitarian operation --…
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell says the union jointly with UN backs Afghan people, particularly women and girls. Borrell tweeted: “Glad to welcome UN DSG Amina Mohammad in Brussels…
The UN humanitarian aid chief has raised concerns over restrictions on women's education and work with national and international NGOs. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths and the delegation he led met Foreign…
Senior UN officials have urged the Taliban leadership to put Afghanistan’s good first and reverse restrictions on girls’ education and women’s work. The UN deputy secretary-general and the UN Women head said the curbs had confined women and…
Acting Refugees and Repatriation Minister Khalil Rahman Haqqani has called for trilateral meetings between Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan to better deal with issues of Afghan refugees. Haqqani in another meeting with a UN delegation said that Afghan society…
Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi says the United Nations has not fully cooperated in removing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) from its blacklist, gaining international recognition and giving the permanent representation. Hanafi…
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi wants the global fraternity to act positively on issues facing Afghanistan, including the caretaker government’s recognition and travel bans on IEA officials. At a meeting with UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammad…
A high-level delegation of the United Nations (UN) has reached Kabul for talks with officials of the caretaker government on rights of women and girls. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN, told a press conference in New…
The Qatari foreign minister and the UN deputy secretary-general have reviewed recent developments in Afghanistan. At a meeting in Doha on Wednesday, the two sides also discussed coordination between Qatar and the UN on Afghanistan, according to the…
