The United Nations top relief official has arrived in Turkmenistan for the first part of his mission to discuss ways to enhance cooperation with three Central Asian countries in delivering humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, a UN spokesman in New York said today.
In what may be the largest one-day exodus since the start of the bombing campaign in Afghanistan, more than 3,500 Afghans entered Pakistan in "chaotic" conditions, the United Nations refugee agency said today.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said today that his agency - UNHCR - is prepared to care for Afghans fleeing their country but will require the cooperation of the region's States to succeed.
A senior official with the United Nations mine clearing programme in Afghanistan today voiced concern that people moving around in the areas that have been heavily bombarded could face additional risk from unexploded ordnance.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his senior envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met in New York today with senior United States officials to consult on the situation in Afghanistan.
With Afghanistan's severe winter approaching fast, relief agencies are facing increasing obstacles as they race against time to bring aid to millions of destitute and suffering people in the country, UN officials said today.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his senior envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met in New York today with senior United States officials to consult on the situation in Afghanistan.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative for Afghanistan today said the United Nations was "not seeking" any role in peacekeeping, nation-building or a transitional government in the country.
Opium production in Afghanistan dropped sharply this year, according to the results of a major survey released today by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP).
Members of the Security Council today met in closed consultations with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his top envoy for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, to begin initial discussions on UN's potential role in the country.
