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KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan held its first press conference for the year 2010 in Kabul today. At the conference, UNAMA Spokesperson Aleem Siddique announced that the Special Representative of…
KABUL - The UN envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide called for a “transition strategy” in Afghanistan, ahead of a new US plan for the country announced by President Barack Obama at the beginning of December. Mr Eide said the…
3 January 2010 - The international community needs to 'demilitarize' it's overall approach in Afghanistan if it is to reverse current trends. That's the message the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Kai Eide…
KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met UN staff in Kabul at the beginning of November to express his sympathy and solidarity, following the deadly attack on a guest house in Kabul that killed five UN staff…
KABUL - The end of October brought the biggest shock of the year to the UN Mission in Afghanistan when five international staff were killed in a suicide attack on a Kabul guesthouse on 28 October. “I am deeply shocked and…
KABUL - After feverish preparations, Afghanistan celebrated Peace Day 2009 with the release of peace doves, the flying of kites, and other related activities around the holy time of Eid. UNAMA special Peace Day 2009 website…
KABUL - As the United Nations investigates a joint raid by Afghan and international forces in which 10 people – mostly students – were killed, the world body’s top envoy to Afghanistan today appealed to all groups, both…
31 December 2009 – With the number of chronically hungry people topping one billion for the first time in history, a coordinated effort to feed the world is crucial for the coming year, the head of the United Nations World…
KABUL - Pakistan's Ministry for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) has assured the UN refugee agency that it will continue to extend its traditional hospitality to some 1.7 million registered Afghans, pending a decision on…
NEW YORK - This year was a year when arctic ice was melting faster than ever before and multiple crises – food, energy, recession or pandemic flu – called for global cooperation on an unprecedented level. At the same time…
31 December 2009 - Finally, the month of the 20 August elections with 41 aspirants running for the post of president and more than 3,000 candidates in the fray for the provincial council polls. Election Day photos - UNAMA…
KABUL - In 2009 UNAMA launched its own radio programme with Radio Television Afghanistan. More than 100 radio programmes and reports in English, Dari and Pashto have been published on the UNAMA Radio iTunes page.