Afghanistan

Children in Kandahar play on a destroyed tank, a relic of a past war with the then Soviet Union.
UNAMA Photo/Mujeeb Rahman Hotaki

Amidst ‘heightened intensity’ actions toward peace must be ‘in the best interests’ of Afghans

23 March 2021
Peace and Security

Amidst a period of “heightened intensity”, the UN Special Representative told the Security Council on Tuesday that the killing, displacement and suffering of the Afghan people “must end now”. 

Jean Arnault, then Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia, speaks to the press in Bogota. (file photo)
UNIC Bogotá

Secretary-General appoints Jean Arnault as his personal envoy on Afghanistan

18 March 2021
UN Affairs

The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday announced the appointment of seasoned mediator Jean Arnault as his new Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues, reflecting the Organization’s continued commitment to the peaceful resolution to the decades-long conflict in the country. 

Secretary-General António Guterres attends the unveiling of the installation ‘Pandemic Classroom’ at UN Headquarters to call attention to the need for governments to prioritize the reopening of schools.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

News in Brief 3 March 2021

3 March 2021
News in Brief
  • COVID-19 crisis forced more than 168 million children to miss class in 2020 
  • Condemnation over targeted killing of three women journalists in Afghanistan 
  • Nigeria: Children traumatised by abduction need urgent rehabilitation, say UN experts 
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