Afghan

Land in Afghanistan donated to mine victims, UN reports

31 May 2007
Land in Afghanistan that is now free of mines has been donated to the brave workers who were injured while clearing those deadly weapons from the area, the United Nations said today.

UN agencies make house calls to vaccinate Afghan newborns

31 May 2007
Joining forces with the Afghan Government, two United Nations agencies are conducting their final round of house calls to vaccinate newborns and their mothers against tetanus in the capital, Kabul.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier

UN refugee agency briefs German foreign minister on Afghans in Pakistan

30 May 2007
Ahead of next week’s “Group of Eight” Summit, the Foreign Minister of Germany has received a briefing on the situation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan from officials of the United Nations agency dealing with their plight.

Rising death toll prompts UN warning on protecting Afghan civilians

29 May 2007
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is stepping up its efforts to better protect civilians amid the recent wave of fighting involving the Taliban, other terrorist groups and Government forces that has led to the deaths of hundreds of people and injuries to thousands more.
WFP convoy

UN food relief agency condemns looting of trucks in Afghanistan

25 May 2007
The United Nations agency for food relief today condemned a rash of armed attacks against its transports in Afghanistan that have resulted in the loss of more than 500 tonnes of food, valued at over $350,000, and worsened hardships for the poor.

UN appeals for halt to attacks on food convoys in Afghanistan

21 May 2007
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today appealed for an end to the increasing attacks on food convoys in the southern part of the strife-torn country.

Pakistan: UN urges calm following unrest at refugee camp

17 May 2007
Reacting to recent unrest at a refugee camp in south-western Pakistan, the United Nations today appealed for calm ahead of next month’s planned closure of the facility.

UN anti-drug offices expands facilities to aid prosecution of Afghan traffickers

14 May 2007
In an effort to reinforce the ability of Afghanistan’s legal system to bring narcotics traffickers to justice, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today announced the completion of a new justice support centre in the city of Jalalabad.
Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Pakistan donates $5 million to UN refugee agency to assist Afghan refugees

8 May 2007
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today that it will receive $5 million from Pakistan to help Afghan refugees return to their homeland.

UN concerned over deportation of Afghans from Iran – spokesman

7 May 2007
Reporting that some 44,000 people have been returned to Afghanistan from Iran as illegal immigrants since 21 April, the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) today called on the Governments of the two countries concerned to make sure that humanitarian considerations are taken into account.