The United Nations Security Council has asked the Afghan government to reopen high schools for girls without delay. The powerful 15-member council voiced its deep concern over the Taliban’s decision denying girls access to high school education. In…
Representatives of 10 member states of the UN Security Council issued a joint statement, calling on the Afghan government to reopen schools for all girls. The statement was jointly delivered by the Permanent Representatives of the United Arab…
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 Security Council is all set to meet on Tuesday to review the situation in Afghanistan. Deborah Lyons, special representative of the secretary-general for Afghanistan, would present her report to the UNSC, a statement from the…
Russia has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, while China abstained from the vote. The United Arab Emirates and India also abstained from the vote on the US-drafted text.…
UN Secretary-General Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons and Norwegian Foreign Minister AnnikenHuitfeldt will brief UN Security Council on Afghanistan tomorrow (Wednesday). UNAMA on its Twitter account wrote: “UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres special representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons…
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution, facilitating delivery of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, reports international media. The resolution paves the ground for providing humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country without the violation of…
The Islamic State group seems to be present in almost all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, says a top UN diplomat. The Taliban seemed to rely heavily on extrajudicial detentions and killings of ISIS-K militants, the UN secretary-general’s special…
The UN Security Council will hold a special session tomorrow (Wednesday) on the human rights situation in Afghanistan and aid delivery to Afghans. The UN mission in Kabul said in a statement that council members would discuss the…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that five permanent Security Council members were united on seeking a stable Afghanistan. All five powers want “a peaceful and stable Afghanistan where humanitarian aid can be distributed without problems and without…
The United Nations Security Council has called for the Taliban to set up an inclusive and broad-based government, including women. In an unanimously-passed resolution on Friday, the powerful UN body underlined respect for human rights, including for the…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed disappointed over the Taliban de facto administration announcement being exclusive and included members from past Taliban regime. UNSC Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons while briefing UNSC members on…
The UN Security Council has called for an immediate end to hostilities and the establishment, of a united, inclusive and representative government in Afghanistan. Women should have full, equal and meaningful participation in the new Afghan government, the…
Afghan government has demanded the UN Security Council (UNSC) to take effective decision during its special meeting on Afghanistan to help improve the situation in Afghanistan. Geran Hewad, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Pajhwok Afghan…
The United Nations Security Council has convened an emergency meeting for Friday (Aug 6) on escalating violence in Afghanistan. Indian ambassador to the UN, TS Tirumurti made the announcement hours after Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar proposed a…
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has called on the Afghan government and the Taliban "to engage meaningfully in an inclusive, Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process in order to make urgent progress towards a political settlement and a ceasefire".…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voiced its concern over the fragile security situation in Afghanistan, fearing further escalation in militant-linked violence. In a report released on Saturday, the powerful UN body said Islamic State in Iraq…
Six months into intra-Afghan peace negotiations, progress remains slow, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Afghanistan says. Deborah Lyons, briefing the UN Security Council on Tuesday, said the Afghan peace process demanded strong support from the global fraternity.…
The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate end to targeted attacks across Afghanistan and bringing the perpetrators to justice. Members of the powerful council unanimously condemned in the strongest terms the alarming number of attacks…
The Security Council has decided to extend the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions against individuals and entities associated with the Taliban. As it extended the team’s mandate for a year, the 15-member UN body voiced its serious…
Senior Afghan officials on Monday asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to press the warning sides into reducing violence. The deputy head of the Afghanistan Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC) stressed the need for guarantee from the…
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has vehemently condemned a Daesh-claimed attack that killed 24 people and injuring dozens of students in Kabul. UNSC members expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to families of the victims and to…
KABUL’s permanent representative to the United Nations has said her country needs international community’s support more than ever. The intra-Afghan talks, which were originally scheduled to begin in March, are expected to start in Doha, Qatar, this month. The direct…
The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday condemned as heinous and cowardly the terrorist attack on the main prison in eastern Nangarhar province, killing at least 29 people, including civilians. In a statement, UNSC members expressed their deepest sympathy…
