Afghan

Antonio M. Costa

Afghanistan: UN anti-narcotics chief's visit to address boom in drug cultivation

27 May 2004
The United Nations counter-narcotics chief is heading this weekend to Afghanistan, where concern is growing that the 2004 opium crop may reach record levels, topping last year's 3,600 tons produced.
SRSG Jean Arnault briefs the Council

Afghanistan's stability hinges on international security assistance - UN official

27 May 2004
Afghanistan needs international support to emerge from decades of war, tackle resurgent militias sabotaging peace efforts, and hold credible elections in September, a senior United Nations official said today.
Jean Arnault

UN envoy urges donors to support rebuilding Afghanistan's police force

20 May 2004
The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan has urged international donors meeting in Doha, Qatar, to support the development of an Afghan police force that was better able to restore law and order and combat the misrule of local militias.

Afghanistan begins main phase of disarmament programme - UN mission

17 May 2004
Afghanistan has launched the main phase of a national campaign to disarm tens of thousands of irregular troops, according to the United Nations mission in the country.

Blast strikes another vehicle carrying electoral workers, UN mission in Afghanistan says

11 May 2004
A vehicle carrying four electoral workers in the northeastern part of Afghanistan has been hit by an explosive device, the second such attack in less than a week, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today.
Continued repatriation from Iran and Pakistan

Afghan refugee returns surpass 3 million - UN

7 May 2004
More than 3 million Afghans encamped in neighbouring Pakistan and Iran or displaced inside Afghanistan have been repatriated since the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) started helping them home in early 2002, the agency said today.
Jean Arnault

UN envoy warns Afghanistan's disarmament programme in 'serious jeopardy'

6 May 2004
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today warned that a plan to disarm the country's warring factions ahead of elections later this year is in "serious jeopardy" because of obstruction by powerful militiamen.
Jean Arnault

Top UN envoy in Afghanistan strongly condemns killing of 3 election workers

5 May 2004
The senior United Nations envoy in Afghanistan strongly condemned today's killing of two international staff and their Afghan interpreter who were scouting locations for voter registration sites in the country's mountainous northeast.

Anna Cataldi, UN Messenger of Peace, visits Afghanistan

3 May 2004
United Nations Messenger of Peace Anna Cataldi, who is also a spokesperson for the UN Mine Action Service, is on 10-day trip around Afghanistan in both of her roles - visiting demining sites and reviewing educational projects.