The United Nations Security Council today called on Afghanistan's authorities to accelerate the disarmament of ex-combatants, strengthen the country's army and police and do more to cut opium production ahead of the scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections.
The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan has warned that the country still faces enormous organizational challenges if it is to successfully hold national and local parliamentary elections that have been delayed until next April.
The senior United Nations envoy for Afghanistan today voiced his distress and concern after learning of the murder of another female electoral worker in the country's east.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today a specific date for elections would have to be set very soon if they are to take place in September as scheduled.
Following a brutal attack that left two female electoral workers dead in Afghanistan on Saturday, the top United Nations envoy to the country today pledged to press on with preparations for balloting in the war-ravaged country.
The senior United Nations envoy in Afghanistan today voiced profound outrage at a deadly attack against electoral workers which left two women killed on the outskirts of Jalalabad.
Unveiling figures showing that it delivered supplies to 2.1 million people across Afghanistan in the first quarter of this year, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today that the country remains heavily dependent on food aid.
Voicing concern over the volatile security situation in Afghanistan, the top United Nations envoy to the country today urged NATO to consider the importance of stability there, especially in the run-up to planned elections later this year.
Almost four million people have now registered to vote in Afghanistan’s presidential and parliamentary elections later this year, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) announced today.
