Afghan

Afghanistan: UN launches project to help reporting on human rights

28 November 2005
The United Nations has joined with the Afghan Government in launching a project to report on the country's implementation of human rights treaties, including those enshrining civil, political and children's rights and outlawing racial discrimination, discrimination against women and torture.
Amb. Andrey I. Denisov

Afghanistan: Security Council applauds final election results, refuge agency chief tours

23 November 2005
The United Nations Security Council this morning congratulated the people of Afghanistan on the confirmation of the final results for the parliamentary and provincial council elections as paving the way toward the timely inauguration of the new parliament and the conclusion of its transitional political phase.

Afghanistan’s opium production declining but prognosis gloomy: UN drug report

23 November 2005
Although the area of Afghanistan under opium cultivation dipped 21 per cent in 2005, the drug problem in the country could remain severe because of renewed insecurity, continued corruption and free opium seed distribution by traffickers, according to a United Nations report released today.
Kofi Annan

Annan condemns suicide bombings against international forces in Afghanistan

14 November 2005
Reacting with concern to the upsurge in violence in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan strongly condemned the suicide bombing attacks carried out against the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul today.