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Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan

Top UN envoy calls for probe into murder of female colleague in Afghanistan

30 November 2008
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has joined the world body''s human rights and non-governmental organization (NGO) partners in condemning the murder of a female Afghan colleague in the volatile eastern province of Nangarhar and calling for an investigation into the killing.
Illicit crop monitors in Afghanistan

Opium trade finances Taliban war machine, says UN drug tsar

27 November 2008
The opium industry is largely funding the Taliban''s war budget and is a major source of revenue for criminal groups and terrorists in Afghanistan despite becoming less important to the country''s overall economy, according to a United Nations report released in London today.
Security Council delegation meets with President of Afghanistan

Security Council urges Afghans to avoid recriminations, strengthen efforts

27 November 2008
A Security Council mission wrapped up a visit to Afghanistan today urging the country's leaders and its international partners to intensify their efforts in bringing stability and security to the war-torn country while expressing cautious optimism for its future.
Security Council delegation meets with President of Afghanistan

Visiting Security Council team holds talks with top Afghan officials

25 November 2008
Members of the Security Council continued their visit to Afghanistan today by meeting with President Hamid Karzai and his Cabinet, as well as other senior national and international officials, as part of their efforts to assess the country’s progress in nation building.
UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres is welcomed by Afghan refugee girls

UN refugee chief lauds Iran’s generosity in hosting uprooted Afghans

24 November 2008
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has lauded Iran’s long record of generosity in hosting uprooted Afghans and called on the international community to do more to ensure they can finally go home and rebuild their lives.

Afghan conflict claiming more child casualties as insurgency spreads - UN report

21 November 2008
Children are being killed, exploited and abused in ever-increasing numbers in Afghanistan as the violence across the conflict-ridden country worsens, the United Nations says in a new report released today.

Stealing a march on winter, UN pre-positions food aid for hungry Afghans

17 November 2008
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has already delivered 23,000 tons of food for nearly 1 million Afghans, some of whom will be cut off from supplies once winter’s bitter cold arrives and heavy snows set in.
António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

UN refugee chief heads to Afghanistan to assess repatriation operation

14 November 2008
The top United Nations refugee official will be visiting Afghanistan next week to assess the progress and challenges in the world’s largest voluntary repatriation programme, which has already assisted some 4.3 million people in returning to their homeland.

Citing civilian deaths, UN urges end to ‘senseless’ violence in Afghanistan

13 November 2008
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has unequivocally condemned three recent attacks that have resulted in numerous civilian deaths and injuries, and called for an end to the “senseless” violence that is plaguing the country.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay

Top UN human rights official urges halt to Afghan executions

11 November 2008
The United Nations human rights chief voiced her dismay today after several prisoners were put to death in Afghanistan in recent days and urged the Government to stop any further planned executions.