News from our Missions
KABUL - Ballot papers have been printed and delivered, polling stations kits have been packed and distribution began today as preparations got under way for the second round of voting in Afghanistan’s presidential election…
21 October 2009 - The United Nations drug and crime tsar today called for intensified efforts to combat the devastating global impact of Afghanistan’s multi-billion dollar opium trade, fuelling addiction, the spread of HIV, a…
21 October 2009 - The delegation of Afghan taekwondo athletes who won a silver and bronze medal for Afghanistan in the recent World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark arrived in Kabul today. A total of 929…
NEW YORK - I warmly welcome the statement today by H.E. President Hamid Karzai concerning the presidential elections in Afghanistan. He has made it clear that the constitutional process must be fully respected. This process…
KABUL - It’s been a privilege to be part of this process and to stand here with you today. The Afghan people have been through many difficult months now from when the election process started and up until the day where we are…
KABUL - Governors of three eastern provinces of Afghanistan jointly launched a regional peace Jirga today to step up peace, reconciliation and development efforts in their areas. The Governors – Gul Agha Sherzai of Nangarhar…
19 October 2009 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai today discussed the latest developments concerning the recent elections, as the United Nations-backed panel investigating claims of fraud…
NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the full support of the United Nations to ensure that Afghanistan’s presidential election run-off is as credible as possible and welcomed President Hamid Karzai’s…
KABUL - The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) today gave its orders to Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) on three different decisions, namely: quarantined stations, 'Category-A' complaints, and the audit…
KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised a humanitarian organization committed to eradicating landmines worldwide for its efforts to turn minefields into agricultural land in Afghanistan. “Each mine cleared, each…
KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai today discussed the latest developments concerning the recent elections, as the United Nations-backed panel investigating claims of fraud submitted its…