KABUL - The United Nations today called on all Afghans to take part in a 16-day campaign to end violence against women and girls, which it described as a “widespread and deeply rooted” problem in the country. “Even though…

KABUL - Transcript of press conference by Norah Niland, UNAMA Human Rights Unit; Zia Moballegh, acting Country Director for the International Center for Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD); Aleem Siddique, UNAMA…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan today underlined the importance of Afghanistan’s participation in the international “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.” Press conference transcript in Dari | Pashto The…

KABUL - UNAMA's head of Human Rights Norah Niland, addresses the UN's weekly press conference in Kabul on the 16 days campaign against gender violence. UNAMA Factsheet on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan

KABUL - The proposal to host an international conference on Afghanistan on 28 January 2010 in London is a very timely initiative to allow for the holding of a high level dialogue on the post-electoral agenda in Afghanistan as…

KABUL - The international conference on Afghanistan that will be staged in London early next year provides “a very timely” opportunity to discuss the country's agenda in the wake of its recent presidential elections…

NEW YORK - The proposal to host an international conference on Afghanistan on 28 January 2010 in London is a very timely initiative to allow for the holding of a high level dialogue on the post-electoral agenda in Afghanistan…

KABUL - It is the beginning of the afternoon in Kabul, the Afghan capital. A clear blue sky has replaced the rainy weather of the last few days, and a pale winter sun rises over the Hindu Kush Mountains. The downtown bazaar…

26 November 2009 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS

KUNAR - An event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women has been held in Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Press Release by the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women The local…

24 November 2009 - A latest World Bank survey has found that a strong private sector growth, albeit from a small base, is taking place in Afghanistan. The report entitled: The Afghanistan Investment Climate in 2008, is based…

KABUL - Tirelessly, the sound of hammers keep echoing in the valley in Samangan province, northern Afghanistan. It is a rainy day, as the climate suddenly changed in the middle of November. Soon winter will be here. Sitting…