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World's biggest drive against intestinal worms reaches 4.5 million Afghan kids

30 August 2004
For a cost of less than half a million dollars, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has completed its largest-ever campaign to fight intestinal worms, treating more than 4.5 million children in Afghanistan against the biggest cause of disease in young children in the developing world.

Afghanistan pilots job-training scheme to take advantage of growing tourism

26 August 2004
The Afghan Government is piloting a scheme to teach widowed women the kind of skills necessary to work in the country's tourist industry, which is re-emerging after more than two decades of dormancy due to war and Taliban hostility, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported today.
Jean Arnault

Taliban could step up attacks ahead of Afghan elections, UN official warns

25 August 2004
Warning that the Taliban and other extremist groups are preparing to step up their violent attacks ahead of Afghanistan's presidential elections this October, the head of the United Nations mission to the country today told the Security Council that voters and electoral workers will need urgent protection.

More than 10.3 million Afghans enrolled to vote as registrations close

23 August 2004
At least 10.3 million Afghans have enrolled to vote in their country's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections after the final registration sites closed last Friday, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced.
Kofi Annan

Violence, drugs and factionalism remain threats to Afghanistan - Annan

17 August 2004
Extremist violence, factionalism and the illicit drug industry are on the rise in Afghanistan, threatening lasting peace as the country prepares for elections, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report on the country released today.
Afghan voter

Afghan authorities extend voter registration until Friday in some areas - UN

16 August 2004
As the number of people who have signed up to vote in Afghanistan nears 10 million, the registration drive has been extended until this Friday in the country's south and southeast, the United Nations mission there (UNAMA) has announced.

UN reports on opium, women and post-conflict environments win US awards

13 August 2004
Need recommendations on sustainable ways of eliminating Afghanistan's opium trade, or handling the environmental consequences of the war in Iraq, or assessing the social protection of women in Asia? United Nations reports on these topics have won awards from the American Library Association's (ALA) Library Journal.

UN human rights expert due to make week-long visit to Afghanistan

12 August 2004
A United Nations expert will begin a one-week visit to Afghanistan this weekend to check on the rights of prisoners and women, the exercise of political rights, human rights education and transitional justice.

Afghanistan: 18 candidates found eligible for presidential elections - UN

11 August 2004
The Afghan Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB), which works with United Nations participation, today announced the names of 18 eligible candidates for the 9 October Presidential election, seen as a major landmark on the road to bringing peace and stability to a country torn by 25 years of war and civil conflict.