Afghan

Afghanistan: UN stresses right of free expression after journalist’s sentencing

24 October 2005
Taking note of the sentencing of an Afghan journalist to two years in prison for publishing an article considered offensive to Islam, the United Nations mission in the country said today the right to freedom of expression applies to everyone, including journalists, and should be strongly defended.

Afghanistan, coalition forces must promote rights to cement progress – UN report

19 October 2005
Afghanistan has achieved notable progress in promoting democracy and securing the human rights of its citizens, but the Government and coalition forces there must take further measures to prevent abuses, a United Nations report published today says.

Afghanistan: UN deeply shocked at ‘cowardly’ murder of doctors

13 October 2005
The United Nations refugee agency has expressed deep shock over the brutal killing in Afghanistan of five local members of a mobile medical team which worked closely with it, the latest of dozens of humanitarian workers killed in the strife-torn country since 2002.

Gearing up for harsh Afghan winter, UN agency pre-positions emergency food

3 October 2005
Gearing up for the onset of winter in Afghanistan after last season brought the harshest weather and heaviest snowfalls in years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it was continuing to pre-position supplies for half a million people who could be cut off for months.