Afghan

Afghanistan: UN-assisted mine clearance enables 1,000 families to return home

21 June 2007
Some 1,000 Afghan families can now return to their homes on a hilltop in downtown Kabul and live in a more secure environment thanks to the efforts of the United Nations-supported Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (MAPA).
Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon condemns string of fatal attacks in Afghanistan

20 June 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the recent spate of violence in Afghanistan, including the weekend attack on police trainers that claimed more than 30 lives and constituted the deadliest attack of its kind in the nation’s capital since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
Special Representative Radhika Coomaraswamy

Increasing number of Afghan children caught in crossfire – UN official

19 June 2007
Concerned about the increasing number of children killed in Afghanistan, the United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today urged all sides to take the necessary steps to protect the country’s young people amid the worsening security situation.

UN official issues ringing denunciation of Taliban terrorism in Afghanistan

18 June 2007
A senior United Nations official today sounded a ringing denunciation of Taliban terrorism in Afghanistan, decrying the group’s atrocities as crimes against humanity and Islam while urging a concerted international response to the violence.

Almost one in four young Afghan children forced to work, says UNICEF

18 June 2007
Poverty, lack of educational opportunities and the demand for cheap labour are helping to fuel the prevalence of child labour across Afghanistan, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today.

UNICEF condemns fatal shooting outside Afghan girls’ school

13 June 2007
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned a shooting outside a girls’ school in Afghanistan’s Logar province which left two students dead and four people injured, including a teacher.
Teaching children about dangers of landmines, UXOs

Afghanistan: UN, Government to boost help for mine victims

11 June 2007
The United Nations Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (UNMACA) today announced a new agreement with the Government paving the way for increased assistance to victims injured by the indiscriminate weapons.

UNESCO chief condemns murder of two female Afghan journalists

11 June 2007
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the brutal murder of two prominent female journalists in Afghanistan.
Tom Koenigs, SRSG for Afghanistan

Attempt on life of Afghan President sparks outrage from top UN envoy

11 June 2007
The senior United Nations envoy in Afghanistan has condemned yesterday’s assassination attempt against President Hamid Karzai, calling the incident an “outrage.”

UN providing Afghan returnees with life-saving mine risk education

5 June 2007
Afghans who have returned from Iran over the past few weeks are receiving life-saving education to reduce the risk of injury from mines and unexploded ordnance, thanks to the efforts of the United Nations Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (UNMACA).