NANGARHAR - More Afghan women should be working as journalists, said panellists during a UNAMA-backed televised debate broadcast in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar this week. The debate, organized by UNAMA’s…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, has welcomed the opening of the second phase of the process to form a new interim administration in Somalia’s central…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, has welcomed the opening of the second phase of the process to form a new interim administration in Somalia’s central…

KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, discussed the need for electoral reform and other key issues in a 1 June meeting with Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah…

KABUL - The United Nations expressed its outrage at today’s murder of nine civilians working with the People in Need agency. "Once again, I am appalled to be speaking out following the killing of aid workers who are providing…

KABUL - Afghanistan must shield and develop its real human rights advances, said a senior UNAMA official in an interview issued Tuesday, pledging the UN’s commitment to remaining centre stage with Afghans to safeguard the…

01 June 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the suicide bombing that took place near Misrata on 31 May 2015, responsibility for which have since been claimed by the Islamic State. This attack…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas calls...

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas calls...

Dakar, June 01, 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas calls on all parties in Guinea to redouble their efforts to ensure the…

PAKTIKA - Providing children with access to education in remote and conflict-affected areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently completed 52 new community-based schools in Afghanistan’s southeastern province…

BADGHIS - Participants at a UNAMA-backed seminar in Afghanistan’s western province of Badghis focused on the important role of the country’s religious leaders in the elimination of violence against women. Organized by UNAMA’s…