Afghan

Ban Ki-moon condemns killing of two Korean hostages in Afghanistan

31 July 2007
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today spoke out against the recent killing of two South Korean nationals abducted in Afghanistan nearly two weeks ago, calling for the safe return of the remaining detainees, including several women.

Attacks against Afghan schools continue to disrupt education – UN

30 July 2007
Security incidents in schools and threats against students and teachers in Afghanistan have spiked in recent months, disrupting education in the country, which this year has seen some of the worst violence since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, according to the United Nations mission there.
Mohammad Zahir Shah

UN officials mourn passing of Mohammad Zahir Shah, ‘Father of Afghanistan’

23 July 2007
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his senior envoy to Afghanistan today mourned the passing of His Majesty Mohammad Zahir Shah, considered the father of the nation, at the age of 92.

Afghanistan: UN, Government raise funds for new maternity ward in Bamiyan

17 July 2007
Aiming to help reduce maternal mortality in Afghanistan, the United Nations has joined forces with the provincial government in Bamiyan to donate $10,000 for a new ward that will be annexed to the area’s main hospital.
Council President Wang Guangya

Security Council welcomes recent initiatives to support Afghanistan

17 July 2007
Condemning recent attacks against civilians in Afghanistan, the Security Council today affirmed its support for recent initiatives aimed at enhancing security, stability and development in the war-torn nation.

UN agency hails resumption of food delivery to western Afghanistan

11 July 2007
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that, following forced suspension in May due to insecurity, food delivery has resumed along the southern ring road – a major artery linking Kandahar to the western province of Herat and the site of most incidents involving WFP deliveries.
Tom Koenigs, SRSG for Afghanistan

Top UN envoy condemns suicide blast in Afghanistan

10 July 2007
The senior United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has expressed his outrage over today’s terrorist attack in Uruzgan province resulting in several deaths and injuries, stating that such utter disregard for innocent lives is “staggering” and makes a “mockery” of recent statements indicating concern for the safety of civilians.
Ban Ki-moon, Hamid Karzai and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

Afghanistan’s ‘long night of injustice’ nearing its end – Ban Ki-moon

3 July 2007
UN Secretary-General today urged Afghanistan’s partners to join with the fledgling democracy as it seeks to lay the foundations of law and order after decades of conflict, declaring that the nation’s “long night of injustice is nearing its end.”

UN-backed meeting on justice, rule of law in Afghanistan opens in Rome

2 July 2007
A two-day meeting co-chaired by the United Nations and the Afghan and Italian Governments opened today in Rome focusing on strengthening the rule of law and justice in the country.