A senior UN diplomat says that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan requires inclusive political processes to respect the rights of all Afghans. Markus Potzel, the UN chief’s deputy special representative for Afghanistan, met civil society representatives, de facto…
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head and Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul on Sunday discussed economic and political challenges facing Afghanistan. In a tweet, UNAMA said its head Roza Otunbayeva and Pakistani ambassador Obaidur Rahman Nizamani reaffirmed…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says security personnel have detained a female activate Zarifa Yaqubi and her four other colleagues in Kabul. UNAMA tweeted: “UNAMA has engaged the Taliban on the situation of @YaghubiZarifa and four others…
More than 200 cases of human rights violations against journalists have been registered since the regime change in Afghanistan, says the UN mission. The abuses included arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment, threats and intimidation, UNAMA said on International Day to…
The UN has delivered over one billion US dollars in humanitarian assistance to millions of Afghans in need during the past year, said the world body’s assistance mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday. The cash has been…
The death toll from last week’s suicide attack on a classroom in Kabul has mounted to 53, says the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The mission tweeted on Monday: "Further rise in casualties from Friday's classroom…
The United Nations on Sunday renewed its call for the ‘Islamic Emirate Afghanistan’ administration to take urgent measures to reopen high schools for all. On the first anniversary of the exclusion of girls from high schools, the acting-head…
Pakistan has called for sustained engagement of the international community with the interim Afghan government to ensure peace and stability in Afghanistan. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar issued the call during a meeting in…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan as his new special representative for Afghanistan and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). A UN statement said on Saturday. Ms. Otunbayeva…
UN assistance mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday said although violence significantly decreased since the Taliban seized power in August last year, more than 2,000 civilians still suffered casualties during the period. During the last ten months, the…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released on Wednesday a report on the human rights situation in the country since the 'Islamic Emirate' takeover 10 months ago, but the government official rejected the report and termed…
Acting Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov during his briefing to the UN Security Council has drew a decaying picture of Afghanistan’s security, political, economic condition accompanied by recent earthquake that sparked havoc in southeastern part of…
The UN envoy to Afghanistan has called for a joint conference of UN, ministries concerned and aid agencies to address challenges and facilitate humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. EnamullahSamangani, deputy spokesman of the Afghan caretaker government, in…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has termed the Afghan caretaker government's plan on hijab a violation of its commitments to the international community, US and EU officials have also said that the current Afghan government…
The UN Secretary-General's special representative for Afghanistan in a meeting with the acting information and culture minister asked him to have a constructive dialogue with journalists to resolve their problems. United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in…
KABUL ( Pajhwok) The Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA Urged the Acting Afghan government to halt their intimidation of media. UNAMA Said in a tweet published on Friday, Arbitrary & incommunicado detentions of journalists & media workers by the acting…
Acting Afghan government on Friday welcomed the extension of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate and said the move was in the interest of Afghanistan. Islamic Emirate Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on his twitter handle wrote that timely…
US Kabul’s Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Ian McCary on Friday welcomed UN Security Council resolution on extending UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate for a year. On his Twitter handle Ian MacCary wrote: “I welcome the Security Council’s…
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for a year till March 17, 2023, according to a media report on Friday. Resolution 2626 decides that…
The global fraternity has not done enough to revive Afghanistan’s failing economy, says the UN secretary-general’s special representative. As a result, the war-torn country’s economy was nearing the point of irreversibility, Deborah Lyons told the UN Security Council’s…
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has renewed its commitment for supporting the people of Afghanistan economically by urging all states and actors to find ways for this purpose. In a series of tweets UNAMA said:…
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has hailed the re-opening of public universities for male and female students. On its Twitter handle, UNAMA wrote: “Tomorrow can be the start of something truly important for Afghanistan. UN welcomes…
A representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul met with the head of the Office of Prison Administration (OPA) and discussed management of prisons and assured full support. A statement from OPA received…
The top UN diplomat in Afghanistan has called for the caretaker Taliban government to launch intra-Afghan talks on national reconciliation. UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative Deborah Lyons issued the call while addressing the Security Council meeting on Afghanistan on…
