Afghan

Security Council says Taliban misrule causing Afghan humanitarian crisis

6 November 2001
Gravely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, members of the Security Council today said that the Taliban's misrule is the underlying cause of the country's dire circumstances.

Food distribution in Afghanistan increasingly difficult, top UN relief official says

6 November 2001
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today told the Security Council that obstacles hampering food delivery to Afghanistan could leave the country unable to meet its needs as winter sets in.

Despite conflict, UN agencies launch anti-polio campaign for Afghan children

6 November 2001
United Nations organizations and their partners have launched a three-day campaign to immunize Afghan children against the crippling polio virus, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced today.

UN key to bringing political solution in Afghanistan - President Chirac

6 November 2001
Underscoring that political action was essential in establishing a system that would be appropriate for Afghanistan and its neighbours, President Jacques Chirac of France today stressed the importance of the United Nations in helping to bring about a political solution in the country.
Lakhdar Brahimi interviewed for Iran TV

In Iran, Brahimi says Afghans must determine their own future

5 November 2001
Holding three days of intensive consultations in Tehran, Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, has emphasized that the Afghan people themselves must determine their future.

Afghans make up largest group of asylum-seekers in Europe this year – UNHCR

2 November 2001
With a 14 per cent jump in asylum applications in Europe this year compared to the same period in 2000, most asylum-seekers come from Afghanistan and Iraq, a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today in Geneva.

Brahimi sees international commitment to reconstruct Afghanistan

1 November 2001
The international community is now committed to supporting the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, the senior United Nations envoy for the country, told reporters in Islamabad today.

UN special envoy hears views of Afghan women on their country's future

31 October 2001
The United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, today met with a group of Afghan women in Pakistan to hear their views about the future of their country.
Lakhdar Brahimi

Brahimi arrives in Pakistan for high-level talks on Afghanistan

29 October 2001
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, held talks in Islamabad today with senior Pakistani officials as part of ongoing efforts to find a solution to the Afghan crisis.
Ruud Lubbers

UN refugee chief seeks to open new camps in Pakistan for fleeing Afghans

29 October 2001
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today held talks in Islamabad on the possibility of opening new camps in Pakistan to accommodate the thousands of Afghans fleeing their country.