Afghan

UN-sponsored conference on Afghanistan's reconstruction opens in Islamabad

27 November 2001
The international community stands ready to help meet the needs of Afghanistan's people in reconstructing their war-torn country, officials said today at the opening of a three-day conference in Islamabad sponsored jointly by the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Asian Development Bank.

Annan to visit Washington for top-level talks on Afghanistan, HIV/AIDS

27 November 2001
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for talks with President George W. Bush and other senior officials, a spokesman for Mr. Annan announced today.

Afghanistan: UN aid officials concerned over security situation in Mazar-i-Sharif

27 November 2001
United Nations relief agencies working to deliver aid to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan are concerned about the security situation in the provincial capital of Mazar-i-Sharif, UN officials said today.

UN development agency co-sponsors meeting on Afghanistan's recovery

26 November 2001
An international conference on Afghanistan's reconstruction set to open tomorrow in Islamabad has attracted wide interest, including among Afghans, according to organizers of the meeting that is being co-sponsored by the United Nations development agency.

In Germany, UN officials prepare for talks on Afghanistan's future

26 November 2001
One day before the start of United Nations-sponsored talks on the future of Afghanistan, UN officials were holding intensive consultations at the conference’s site near Bonn, Germany, in an effort to speed up the process towards the formation of a representative, broad-based and multi-ethnic Afghan government.

Afghanistan: UN relief effort continues amid persistent security concerns

26 November 2001
Amid persistent security concerns, United Nations agencies continued to provide relief aid to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan, UN officials said today.

UN agency launches first food airlift from Tajikistan into Afghanistan

23 November 2001
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today launched its first air operation from Tajikistan into Afghanistan in an effort to bring urgently needed aid to more than 274,000 desperately hungry people in remote locations across the northeastern part of the country.

UN-backed meeting of Afghan factions to be held Tuesday in Bonn

23 November 2001
Logistical constraints will push a planned meeting of Afghan factions in Bonn back from Monday to Tuesday, a United Nations spokesman announced today.

United Front leaders tell UN that women can fully participate in Afghan society

21 November 2001
Leaders of the United Front have indicated that women will be able to fully participate in Afghan society, a senior United Nations official reported today.

Donors agree on need for urgency in reconstructing Afghanistan, UN official says

21 November 2001
Stressing the need to capitalize on the current attention to Afghanistan in order to fund its recovery, the top United Nations development official today reported widespread agreement among donors on the urgency of this task.