News from our Missions
KABUL - Afghanistan’s political leaders need to step up and make progress on multiple fronts, from good governance to economic growth to regional cooperation, to ensure the country is on the path to self-sufficiency after…
25 September 2009 - As Afghanistan and its international partners continue to await the final results of last month’s elections, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of ensuring that the outcome reflects…
On 26 September 2009, UNPOS police team held a meeting with the senior leadership of the Somali Police Force (SPF). The meeting provided the SPF an opportunity to state its strategic vision following the 17 September bombing…
25 September 2009 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has issued his latest quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan. Download the full report
25 September 2009 - As Afghanistan and its international partners continue to await the final results of last month’s elections, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed the importance of ensuring that the outcome reflects…
New York, 23 September 2009 Prime Minister, Ministers, Under-Secretary-Generals, Delegates, Distinguished Guests, I am most grateful to all of you members of the International Contact Group and especially to its co-founders…
New York, 23 September 2009 – The extraordinary meeting of the International Contact Group for Somalia took place on the sidelines of the...
24 September 2009 - As Afghanistan celebrated Eid, one of the culminations of the Peace Day campaign this week was a huge outdoor public event in the name of peace at Kabul’s famous Nadir Khan Hill. Creative peace banners on…
24 September 2009 - A special UNAMA interview with world-famous photographer Tim Page who’s been in Afghanistan charting the elections and Peace Day. World-famous British photographer Tim Page arrived in Kabul nearly two…
23 September 2009 - The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) has heard the international community needs to increase support to Guinea-Bissau and take advantage of "a window of opportunity" stemming from peaceful…
22 September 2009 - More than a thousand thrilled people were last night waving flags for Peace Day while eagerly awaiting songs from some of Afghanistan’s most famous singers. The event at the historical Babur Gardens in…