KABUL - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General in support of the United States' Plan for Afghanistan as announced by President Barack Obama on 1 December 2009. The Secretary-General welcomes the…

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone and the UN Family commemorate the International Day of Human Rights with a one week long celebration starting on 2 December 2009.

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL), in collaboration with the UN Country Team, international partners, civil society and others plans Human Rights Week in Sierra Leone, commenicing on 2 December 2009, in the…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – A workshop for Central Asian Countries on Non-Proliferation and International Legal Co-operation against Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Terrorism took place in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It was jointly…

1 December 2009 - While the world waits for US President Obama to unveil his strategy for Afghanistan, the Head of the UN mission to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, is hoping to regain the momentum lost during the election process.

1 December 2009 - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed the identity of one of its staff members who was killed along with four other UN workers on 28 October when militants attacked a guest house in Kabul…

NEW YORK - The US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, says the UN Mission in Afghanistan, known as UNAMA, will play a vital role in President Obama's plan for increased engagement in the country.

1 December 2009 - The most senior United Nations official in Afghanistan today called for a “transition strategy” rather than an “exit strategy” in the country. - UN Radio report While underlining the need of a long-term…

1 December 2009 - The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan Kai Eide speaks to journalists on the next steps for the country.

The world is seeing signs of progress in reversing the AIDS epidemic in some countries. Investments in the AIDS response are producing results and saving lives. At the same time, in global terms new infections are outpacing…

KABUL - The UN’s Refugee Agency began distributing blankets, warm clothes, charcoal and other winter supplies to 1,500 poor returned refugees and internally displaced people in Kabul today as part of a countrywide initiative…

KABUL - As temperatures drop around the country, UNHCR, its partners and the Afghan government are working together to provide relief supplies to help some 200,000 vulnerable people cope with the harsh winter. Dari UNHCR has…