In a sign of the drastically altered social landscape in Afghanistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that it would employ a record number of women to survey food needs in Kabul as part of a major distribution effort for the city.
Insecurity prevailing in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif is hampering the ability of the United Nations to transport food to key regions, a UN spokesman said today.
The rapidly changing military developments in Afghanistan have "fundamentally changed" the conditions for the delivery of assistance into the war-ravaged and drought-stricken country, a senior United Nations relief official said today.
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme today announced plans to intensify relief efforts for Afghanistan by setting up a force of experts ready to be deployed on short notice.
United Nations experts are working at Kabul airport to clear the area of dangerous mines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) that could pose serious safety threats, a UN spokesman announced today.
United Nations relief agencies working to deliver aid to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan are concerned about the security situation in the provincial capital of Mazar-i-Sharif, UN officials said today.
Amid persistent security concerns, United Nations agencies continued to provide relief aid to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan, UN officials said today.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today launched a $2.5 billion appeal to help 33 million people in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection – a move that was immediately welcomed by the members of the Security Council.
Leaders of the United Front have indicated that women will be able to fully participate in Afghan society, a senior United Nations official reported today.
United Nations agencies are working to prevent widespread hunger in Afghanistan, where drought and war had severely hampered food production even before the recent military operation, UN officials said today.
