Afghan

Lakhdar Brahimi

UN envoy deplores attacks against schools in Afghanistan

24 March 2003
Marking the start of the Afghan school year, the senior United Nations envoy for the country has deplored the attacks against schools in parts of the country and called on Afghans to unite against vandalism.

Security remains 'serious challenge' to Afghan peace process, Annan says

21 March 2003
Security remains the most serious challenge facing Afghanistan, the United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan says in a report issued today on progress made in the reconstruction efforts and transition towards a fully representative national government.

Afghanistan: UN envoy says unity and security needed in coming year

20 March 2003
As Afghanistan prepared to mark its new year, the top United Nations official in the country said today that national unity and security would be critical in reconstruction efforts.

UNICEF urges sustained investment in education and health for Afghan females

19 March 2003
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today urged the international community to continue investing in girls' education and women's health in Afghanistan, stressing that despite signs of progress, the country is still struggling to help its most vulnerable populations.

UN refugee agency, Afghanistan and Pakistan sign repatriation accord

18 March 2003
The UN refugee agency has signed an agreement with Afghanistan and Pakistan setting up for the first time a formal process for resolving the 23-year-old Afghan refugee problem in Pakistan.

With UN help, Afghanistan gains control of Internet domain name

11 March 2003
With the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Afghanistan has officially planted its flag in cyberspace, gaining legal and technical control of the “dot-af” domain for Afghan websites and email addresses.

Thousands of returning Afghans signal start of repatriation season, UN agency says

11 March 2003
Thousands of Afghan refugees are returning home from neighbouring countries this week, a sign that the spring repatriation season has started in earnest, the United Nations refugee agency said today.

Despite progress Afghan women still subject to intimidation, violence - UN

6 March 2003
Despite progress in some sectors since the overthrow of the Taliban, intimidation and violence against Afghan women continue unabated in rural regions, according to a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

UNICEF joins forces with Afghan ministries to launch new women's literacy project

6 March 2003
In a bid to boost education for women, by women in Afghanistan - where perhaps 79 per cent of the female population is illiterate - the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is joining forces with Afghanistan's education and gender affairs ministries to produce the country's first literacy textbook for women.
Ruud Lubbers

Top UN refugee official in Afghanistan to discuss returns to north

28 February 2003
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, arrived today in northern Afghanistan, where he met with government officials to discuss ways to help displaced Afghans return to their communities.