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WHO set to survey HIV/AIDS incidence in Afghanistan

14 February 2002
Citing lack of reliable information about the level of HIV/AIDS infection in Afghanistan, the United Nations health agency said today it was set to begin a survey of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases in the country.
Squalid Jalozai camp in Pakistan

UN agency welcomes closure of squalid Jalozai Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan

12 February 2002
The final convoy of Afghans left the Jalozai refugee camp in Pakistan today, marking the close of the notoriously squalid site – a move that was immediately hailed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
WHO staffers coordinate dispatch of medical supplies

UN health agency dispatches 300 tonnes of medical supplies to aid Afghans

11 February 2002
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched 300 tonnes of medicines and supplies to help 3 million people survive winter in Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the agency said today.

Afghanistan: preparations for organized repatriation moving forward, UNHCR says

8 February 2002
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today said that preparations in Iran and Pakistan for the organized repatriation of Afghans were going forward, although for the moment the agency was not encouraging people to return.

Afghanistan: UN reports at least 5 dead as heavy snows block tunnel north of Kabul

7 February 2002
At least five people, including two children, have reportedly died after being trapped in vehicles under heavy snow near a tunnel exit some 100 kilometres north of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, a United Nations spokesman said today.

At UN office in Kabul, Karzai inaugurates panel on convening Emergency Loya Jirga

7 February 2002
At a ceremony held at the United Nations mission headquarters in Kabul, the chairman of Afghanistan’s Interim Administration, Hamid Karzai, today officially inaugurated the Special Commission for the convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga.
Kofi Annan briefs Security Council

Afghanistan needs support to ensure stability, recovery, Annan tells Security Council

6 February 2002
Noting progress since the new Interim Authority assumed control of Afghanistan in December, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today told the Security Council that continued international support was needed to ensure the country’s short-term stability and future reconstruction and growth.

Avalanche near Kabul traps 20 cars, UN reports

6 February 2002
An avalanche near a tunnel connecting Kabul with the northern part of Afghanistan has trapped about 20 vehicles, a United Nations spokesman said today.
Lakhdar Brahimi briefs the Security Council

Brahimi asks Security Council to expand international force across Afghanistan

6 February 2002
The United Nations top envoy for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, today asked the Security Council to urgently consider expanding the current UN-mandated international force from Kabul to the rest of the country to provide badly needed security.

UN refugee agency gears up for returns of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan

5 February 2002
As spontaneous returns of Afghans to their home areas from neighbouring countries gained momentum, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today said it was ready to begin helping as many as 250,000 over the next two to three months on their journey back.