NEW YORK - The General Assembly’s decision this year to recognize the International Day of Nowruz is evidence of a growing global awareness of the holiday’s significance not only in the regions where it is celebrated but…

20 March 2010 - The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon's Message on the International Day of Nowruz, the first time the Day has been recognized by the UN General Assembly. Dari - Pashto The General Assembly’s…

KABUL - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, issues a Message for the Afghan New Year. Nowruz is a very important moment of festivity that has been celebrated for 2,500…

18 March 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS

KABUL - “The country is so rich – put a shovel anywhere and you will come back with something!” “The country” is, of course, none other than Afghanistan – the crossroads for marauding conquerors from surrounding civilizations…

NEW YORK - The time has come to transform the relationship between Afghanistan and its partners to enable greater responsibility on the part of Afghans themselves and an increasingly supporting role for the international…

17 March 2010 - “The country is so rich – put a shovel anywhere and you will come back with something!” “The country” is, of course, none other than Afghanistan – the crossroads for marauding conquerors from surrounding…

17 March 2010 - Nangarhar’s Governor has announced that every girls' school in his province, including those in remote districts, will soon have at least one computer class. Nangarhar‘s Provincial Governor Gul Agha Sherzai…

16 March 2010 - The Annual Report from the United Nations Environment Programme in Afghanistan is now available online. Download report

15 March 2010 - United Nations agencies and the Afghan health ministry are conducting a three-day campaign aimed at vaccinating an estimated 7.7 million children under the age of five against polio. Afghanistan is one of four…

NEW YORK - Cautioning against a militarization of the overall effort towards greater peace and democracy in Afghanistan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says there is growing consensus for a political process to end the…

Nairobi, 15 March 2010 – The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah today commended the Transitional Federal Government and Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a for formally signing an agreement at the…