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Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan

UN, Afghan officials urge opposition to take part in upcoming polls

3 May 2009
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan joined the head of the country's human rights commission in urging all Afghans, including those who oppose the Government, to take part in this year's presidential and provincial council elections.

Afghanistan: UN agencies rushing relief to victims hit by natural disasters

30 April 2009
United Nations agencies and their partners are assisting the Government of Afghanistan in responding to flash floods, landslides and earthquakes which have struck various parts of the country in recent days, killing at least 15 people and leaving thousands homeless.
FAO dairy scheme boosts farm incomes

Dairy scheme among success stories in Afghanistan, UN reports

27 April 2009
A United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) dairy project, which has boosted the incomes of 1,600 families fivefold, is among the success stories coming out of Afghanistan, the agency said today.
UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura

New Afghan law could curtails rights to education, gender equality – UNESCO head

17 April 2009
A new law that could be adopted by Afghanistan’s Parliament on the status of Shiites in the South Asian nation undermines the right to education, the principle of gender equality and the rights of the child, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today.
WFP food distribution for Afghans

UN food agency to reach out to 9 million Afghans in 2009

13 April 2009
Almost 9 million people in Afghanistan will benefit from United Nations food aid initiatives this year, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced today, with over 1.5 million reached in all of the South Asian nation’s provinces last month alone.

Afghanistan: UN condemns ‘cowardly’ killing of female politician in Kandahar

13 April 2009
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today strongly condemned the “vicious and deliberate” killing of a female politician on Sunday in Kandahar, calling it a “cowardly act.”
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay

Afghan law curbing women’s rights reminiscent of Taliban era – UN official

2 April 2009
A new law in Afghanistan seriously curtailing women’s rights, even explicitly permitting marital rape, is a “huge step in the wrong direction,” the United Nations human rights chief said today, calling for its repeal.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban ‘appalled’ at suicide attacks at Afghan provincial council office

1 April 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today’s suicide attacks in southern Afghanistan, in which two people were reportedly killed and a large number of civilians injured, including one staff member serving with the United Nations mission in the country (UNAMA).
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confers with President Hamid Karzai during conference

Afghanistan: flawed elections could roll back progress, warns Ban

31 March 2009
Too much is at stake for Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential elections to be flawed, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today, calling on the international community to support efforts to consolidate stability in the war-torn nation.
Afghan refugees (file photo)

UN aid for Afghan refugees repatriating from Pakistan set to resume

30 March 2009
Afghan refugees seeking to return to their home country from north-west Pakistan will receive a boost when the United Nations resumes its voluntary repatriation programme this week.