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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General to head to Europe, Saudi Arabia

6 June 2008
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon departs next week for France, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia to meet with the countries’ leaders and to attend a global meeting on Afghanistan.

Ban to attend international conference on Afghan reconstruction

29 May 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the International Conference on Afghanistan being staged in Paris on 12 June as part of international efforts to help with reconstruction and development in the Asian country.
Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan

Senior UN envoy and Iranian President confer on reconstruction of Afghanistan

19 May 2008
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran today in a bid to boost support for the reconstruction of the strife-torn Asian nation.

Unlawful killings continue at heavy rate in Afghanistan, UN rights expert says

15 May 2008
Afghan police and military forces, Taliban insurgents and foreign troops must step up efforts to prevent more civilian casualties, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today, warning that Afghanistan still suffers from large numbers of avoidable killings.
Afghan children in refugee camp in Pakistan

UN agency suspends returns of Afghan refugees

12 May 2008
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has temporarily suspended the repatriation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan through Peshawar because of concerns over security.

Meeting basic food needs ‘problematic’ for millions of Afghans, says UN official

1 May 2008
Rising food prices in Afghanistan have left millions of people struggling and in need of assistance, a senior official from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today, after assessing the food security situation in the country.
Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan

New UN envoy discusses Afghanistan with United States officials

30 April 2008
The new United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has just wrapped two days of meetings with United States officials in Washington, D.C., during which they expressed their full support for the world body’s efforts in the strife-torn nation.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in January 2008

Afghanistan: UN mission voices outrage at latest suicide attack

29 April 2008
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide bombing that killed a number of civilians in the country’s eastern Nangarhar province today, just two days after terrorists struck a parade in Kabul that was attended by President Hamid Karzai and other dignitaries.
A girl in a potato field in Bamyan

UN gardening scheme provides fresh start for Afghan women, ex-combatants

28 April 2008
A United Nations gardening and literacy project for Afghan women and ex-combatants seeks to pave the way to peace and prosperity in the war-torn nation.

Security Council urges perpetrators of Kabul attack be brought to justice

28 April 2008
The Security Council has strongly condemned yesterday’s terrorist attack on an official ceremony in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which was attended by President Hamid Karzai and other dignitaries, and urged that those responsible for this “reprehensible” act be brought to justice.