Afghanistan

Photo: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi
UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly bombing near governor's office in Kunar province

27 February 2016
Condemning today's suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province that killed 11 civilians and injured more than 30 others, the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) reiterated that indiscriminate use of explosives in areas crowded by civilians is a serious violation of international humanitarian law.
UN’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui.
UNAMA

A quarter of Afghans killed in 2015 were children, often targeted

17 February 2016
General News

A quarter of all Afghans killed last year were children, many of them targeted in hospitals and schools.

That’s according to the UN’s Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, who has been on a fact-finding mission in the country this week.

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Danielle Bell (right) is interviewed by Hamed Haleemi.
UNAMA

More “concrete actions” needed on battlefield to save Afghan lives

15 February 2016
General News

“Concrete actions” by all the warring parties in Afghanistan are urgently needed to help save civilian lives there.

That’s according to Danielle Bell, Director of Human Rights for the UN mission in the country, UNAMA.

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The Taliban has taken territory in Khanabad district in the Afghanistan province of Kunduz on the other side of a bridge pictured here in August 2015.
<a href=http://bit.ly/1JQ0BaH>Bethany Matta/IRIN</a>

Afghan casualties hit record high 11,000 in 2015 – UN report

14 February 2016
The United Nations reported today that Afghan hostilities in 2015 left more than 3,500 civilians dead, including an unprecedented number of children – one in four casualties over the past year was a child – and nearly 7,500 others wounded, making this the highest number of civilian casualties recorded.
A policeman in Kabul, Afghanistan, which remains the most dangerous country for aid workers globally.
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UN condemns suicide attack targeting media in Kabul

21 January 2016
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today condemned the suicide attack against media workers in Kabul yesterday that killed eight and injured 24 civilians, many of them from the media sector, as well as women and children.
A woman carrying a young child receives relief items.
UNICEF/ Shubuckl

UN Gender Focus: refugees in Europe, LGBT issues and Afghan women

7 January 2016
UN Gender Focus

Proportion of women and children seeking refuge in Europe increasing

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UNAMA workshop in Kabul.
UNAMA

Empowerment of Afghan women promoted by UN

6 January 2016
General News

Finding practical solutions to the challenges that Afghan women face accessing education and health services was the focus of a day-long workshop held recently in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul.

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