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Security Council endorses UN plan for political solution in Afghanistan

14 November 2001
Responding to the rapid pace of developments in Afghanistan, particularly in Kabul, the Security Council today endorsed a United Nations plan for a political solution to the situation in the country.

UN officials urge parties in Afghanistan to respect human rights

13 November 2001
With the situation on the ground in Afghanistan changing rapidly, United Nations officials today called for both sides in the conflict to respect international humanitarian and human rights law.
Kofi Annan addresses the Security Council

Challenge of Afghanistan at ‘most urgent stage,’ Annan tells Security Council

13 November 2001
The challenge that Afghanistan poses to the United Nations was now at its most “urgent stage” and the international community must be ready to respond, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the Security Council today as it met to discuss the situation in that country.

Welcoming Kabul's release from 'oppressive' Taliban, Annan urges respect for law

13 November 2001
With Afghanistan's capital now liberated from Taliban rule, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today emphasized that all forces in the country must respect international law.
Amb. Lakhdar Brahimi

Brahimi lays out plan for political transition in Afghanistan

13 November 2001
The United Nations chief envoy for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, today outlined plans for a political transition in the war-torn country and stressed an urgent need for a UN-convened meeting that would bring together the key players to agree on a framework for the changeover process.

China must prevent HIV's spread, top UN anti-AIDS official tells Beijing forum

13 November 2001
Addressing a national conference in China on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today said the country must act to avert a widespread epidemic before the end of the decade.

Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis may worsen if security deteriorates, UN warns

12 November 2001
Afghanistan’s already calamitous humanitarian situation could degenerate if law and order is further disrupted in the country, the United Nations warned today.

‘Six plus Two’ group stresses need for broad-based Afghan government

12 November 2001
Following a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, representatives of six countries neighbouring Afghanistan, as well as the United States and the Russian Federation, agreed today on the need to establish a broad-based and freely chosen Afghan Government.
Lakhdar Brahimi

Afghanistan: intensive diplomatic efforts underway at UN

10 November 2001
The United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, today said the country's neighbours had welcomed the reported general amnesty issued by the United Front following its capture of the key northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

Afghanistan: Brahimi returns to New York to meet Annan, continue talks

9 November 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, returned to New York today for high-level meetings after concluding a two-week intensive diplomatic mission to Pakistan, Iran, Italy and France.