Afghan

Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

Monitoring of child rights violations focus of UN envoy’s visit to Afghanistan

27 June 2008
The United Nations advocate for the protection of children caught up in armed conflict will leave tomorrow for a six-day visit to Afghanistan during which she will launch a system to monitor and report on violations of child rights in the battle-scarred nation.
Afghan children (file photo)

Better protection urged for detained Afghan children following UN-backed study

26 June 2008
Children held in detention in Afghanistan continue to face violations of their rights, including maltreatment and lack of access to education and health services, according to a United Nations-backed study which highlights the need to ensure better protection for young people in conflict with the law.

Security Council welcomes renewed commitment to rebuild Afghanistan

16 June 2008
The Security Council has welcomed the renewed commitment expressed by more than 80 countries and international organizations last week in Paris to advance peace, security and development in Afghanistan.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) with Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and Hamid Karzai

Building blocks in place for Afghanistan’s development, Ban tells Paris summit

12 June 2008
With the launch of Afghanistan’s own blueprint for development, fresh pledges from donors, the commitment of the Government and a strengthened United Nations mandate, the key elements for the rebuilding of the strife-torn nation are in place, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told world leaders gathered in Paris.

UNESCO deplores latest killing of Afghan journalist

12 June 2008
The United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today condemned the recent assassination of an Afghan journalist working in the south of the strife-torn country.
Illicit crop monitors in Afghanistan

UN drugs chief praises world’s largest cannabis bust in Afghanistan

12 June 2008
The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today congratulated the Afghan authorities for finding and destroying what is believed to be the world’s largest seizure of drugs, with the support of NATO troops.
Illicit crop monitors in Afghanistan

Security Council urges greater efforts to combat Afghanistan’s illicit drug trade

11 June 2008
The Security Council, concerned at the “high level of opium cultivation, production and trafficking” in Afghanistan, today called on States to bolster cooperation to counter this illicit practice which is thwarting the country’s security and development.
Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan

Paris meeting should boost Afghan partnership, says UN envoy

10 June 2008
A major summit in support of Afghanistan to be held in Paris later this week should result in an enhanced partnership between the fledgling democracy and its international partners, the top United Nations envoy to the country said today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General to head to Europe, Saudi Arabia

6 June 2008
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon departs next week for France, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia to meet with the countries’ leaders and to attend a global meeting on Afghanistan.