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UN backs training on harmful use of narcotics in Afghanistan

24 May 2010
The United Nations is supporting a series of training programmes in Afghanistan for educators so they can then impart knowledge on the harmful effects of drug use, including the risk of HIV/AIDS infection, to their peers, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported today.
Special Representative Staffan de Mistura (fourth left) with UN staff in Kandahar

Insecurity will not deter UN’s work in southern Afghanistan, says top envoy

20 May 2010
The United Nations is committed to having an active presence in the southern part of Afghanistan, despite the insecurity in the region, the top United Nations envoy to the country pledged today.
suicide car bomber carries out deadly attack against a NATO convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghanistan: top UN envoy speaks out against deadly Kabul attack

18 May 2010
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan strongly condemned today’s deadly attack in the capital, Kabul, which claimed more than one dozen lives.
Medical team on its way to the remote Khaspak village.

Afghanistan: UN helps rush in aid to thousands of flood victims

13 May 2010
The United Nations is helping Afghanistan rush in emergency food and non-food aid for thousands of people hit by floods earlier this month, particularly in the three worst-affected western provinces.
Special Representative Staffan de Mistura addresses press in Kabul [File Photo]

UN envoy concerned over mysterious illnesses of girls in Afghan schools

12 May 2010
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today sounded the alarm over the illnesses of girls attending schools in parts of the country, allegedly due to chemical contaminants.

Afghan prohibition of under-age police recruitment wins UN applause

10 May 2010
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today welcomed a ban on the recruitment of people under the age of 18 into the national police force and called on the defence ministry to adopt a similar prohibition with regard to the army.
Special Representative Staffan de Mistura addresses press in Kabul [File Photo]

Afghanistan: UN envoy speaks out against attacks on Government buildings

6 May 2010
The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today condemned deadly attacks on Government buildings in the country’s southwest, which he characterized as a “despicable display of violence.”
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, in Kabul

UN welcomes Afghanistan's commitment to protect children from conflict

2 May 2010
Afghanistan's Government has made important commitments to protect children from the impact of armed conflict, according to a new United Nations report.