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Special Representative for Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura

UN envoy to Afghanistan deplores deadly attack against German aid agency

31 March 2010
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has condemned an attack by gunmen against a German aid agency in the east of the country that killed a local engineer and severely injured an international aid worker.
Human rights abuses exacerbate poverty in Afghanistan

Human rights abuses exacerbating poverty in Afghanistan, UN report finds

30 March 2010
The United Nations human rights office is urging that Afghanistan’s poor be at the centre of decision-making processes that affect their lives, after a new report found that rights abuses are exacerbating poverty in the country.

More than 110,000 explosive devices destroyed in Afghanistan this year – UN

29 March 2010
The United Nations-supported mine action centre in Afghanistan destroyed nearly 112,000 different types of explosives in the first two months of this year and could do much more with additional funding, one of its top officials said today ahead of next week’s International Mine Action Day.
Press conference by Norah Niland of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Afghanistan

Top UN human rights official in Afghanistan calls for repeal of amnesty law

25 March 2010
The United Nations human rights office in Afghanistan today called for the repeal of a controversial amnesty law in the Asian country, saying that it green-lights impunity for serious crimes and continued rights violations.

Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in Afghanistan by one year

22 March 2010
The Security Council voted today to extend the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another 12 months and to expand its mandate to include support for the parliamentary elections scheduled for September.
Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

Time for shift to greater Afghan responsibility for peace and stability – UN official

18 March 2010
The time has come to transform the relationship between Afghanistan and its partners to enable greater responsibility on the part of Afghans themselves and an increasingly supporting role for the international community as the country strives to achieve peace and development, a senior United Nations official said today.

Afghan reconciliation process must respect constitutional order, Ban says

16 March 2010
Cautioning against a militarization of the overall effort towards greater peace and democracy in Afghanistan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says there is growing consensus for a political process to end the conflict, as well as for the establishment of a programme to reintegrate low- and mid-level insurgents who wish to give up fighting.
Child being vaccinated against Polio in Afghanistan

Nearly 8 million Afghan children to benefit in latest UN polio vaccination drive

15 March 2010
United Nations agencies and the Afghan health ministry are conducting a three-day campaign aimed at vaccinating an estimated 7.7 million children under the age of five against polio.
Staffan de Mistura

Top UN official for Afghanistan arrives in Kabul to begin work

13 March 2010
The experienced international diplomat Staffan de Mistura arrived on Saturday in Kabul to take up his post as the top United Nations official in Afghanistan, saying he was starting work at a “very critical period in Afghan history.”
Special Representative Kai Eide addresses final press conference in Kabul

World must enhance understanding of Afghanistan, says outgoing UN envoy

4 March 2010
Success in Afghanistan hinges on a better understanding of Afghan society by the world and the assumption of greater responsibility by its authorities, the outgoing United Nations envoy there said today.