News from our Missions
1 February 2010 - Farmers and villagers are taking part in United Nations-backed efforts to rid Afghanistan of landmines, which is also providing a much-needed boost to their incomes. An average of 40 people are injured or…
KABUL - Transcript of press conference in Kabul by MACCA Programme Director Dr Haider Reza and Nazifullah Salarzai, Public Outreach Officer, UNAMA Strategic Communication and Spokespersons Unit. MACCA The mine action…
KABUL - Transcript of press conference in Kabul by MACCA Programme Director Dr Haider Reza and Nazifullah Salarzai, Public Outreach Officer, UNAMA Strategic Communication and Spokespersons Unit. MACCA The mine action…
KABUL - Farmers and villagers from twelve locations across Afghanistan have been taking part in demining projects to secure the lives of their families and communities. Mines have long been a threat to Afghans. Figures from…
KABUL - The United Nations food agency has temporarily suspended food aid deliveries to parts northwestern Afghanistan following Saturday's attack on its convoy.
KABUL - Taking a labour based approach to the projects it helps manage for donors and the Afghan Government, UNOPS will help its partners create 20,000 thousand jobs for the poor in Afghanistan in 2010. Dari - Pashto Ask…
KABUL - Taking a labour based approach to the projects it helps manage for donors and the Afghan Government, UNOPS will help its partners create 20,000 thousand jobs for the poor in Afghanistan in 2010. Dari - Pashto Ask…
28 January 2010 - The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to support US$1.6 billion in debt relief for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Boards…
28 January 2010 - Afghanistan and its donor community face a dilemma that demands to be resolved: how to channel foreign aid through the government’s budgetary system that lacks the capacity to properly administer such…
KABUL - Afghan female activists travelled to London to voice their dissent and ask to be invited to the talks.
LONDON - Sustained peace and stability in Afghanistan are what the international community was seeking when it met in London at the end of January to move forward the international effort to help the country. Some 70 nations…
NEW YORK - War-torn Afghanistan is an unlikely tourist destination, but there is hope that its World Heritage sites and the first national park can attract tourists and help the local economy. See the full report on UN TV.