Afghan

Enhanced UN mission vital to helping Afghans improve their lives – Ban

7 July 2008
Helping the people of Afghanistan to rebuild the strife-torn nation and improve their daily lives will require strengthening the United Nations mission there in a number of key areas, including increased staffing and possible structural changes, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report.

Afghanistan: top UN envoy deplores killing of Wolesi Jirga member

5 July 2008
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today expressed shock and sadness at the assassination of Haji Habibullah, the Kandahar province member of Wolesi Jirga (People's House).
Radhika Coomaraswamy

Ongoing violence taking heavy toll on Afghanistan’s children, says UN envoy

3 July 2008
The ongoing violence in Afghanistan is taking a heavy toll on the nation’s children, who continue to be the victims of attacks, recruited and used as combatants and sexually abused, the United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict said today at the end of a five-day visit.