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Special Representative Ján Kubiš.
UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

UN reports drop in civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2012

30 May 2012
The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first four months of 2012 is 21 per cent lower than during the same period last year, the top United Nations envoy in the country reported today, while adding that deaths continued to occur at “unacceptable” levels.
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov meets with President Hamid Karzai.
UNAMA

UN drugs and crime official urges concerted effort against narcotics in Afghanistan

29 May 2012
Highlighting the importance of political commitment and action, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, today welcomed efforts by the Afghan Government to combat the menace of trafficking and production of narcotics in the country.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right), with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, at the NATO Summit in Chicago. Photo/NATO

At NATO summit, Ban urges commitment to ‘enduring’ support for Afghanistan

21 May 2012
While re-affirming the continued engagement of the United Nations in Afghanistan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the country’s international partners to remain committed to supporting the Central Asian nation even as they pull out their troops.
Afghan girls in class at the Rukhsana School in Kabul.
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UN mission in Afghanistan condemns attacks on schools by insurgents

12 May 2012
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan today voiced serious concern over reported attacks on schools and education officials by anti-government groups in recent weeks, saying the raids were a violation of children's right to education.
Humanitarian Affairs chief Valerie Amos (front) walks through a refugee camp in Kabul’s Parwan Se district in Afghanistan.
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Top UN relief official calls for greater investment in development in Afghanistan

11 May 2012
The top United Nations humanitarian official today reaffirmed the Organization’s continued support for Afghanistan and stressed the need for increased investment in programmes that expand sources of livelihood and improve basic education, health care and the rule of law.
UN Humanitarian chief Valerie Amos speaks to reporters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Top UN relief official stresses need for disaster preparedness in Afghanistan

10 May 2012
The top United Nations relief official today called for greater efforts to build the resilience and preparedness of the people of Afghanistan to natural disasters, given the country’s vulnerability to floods and droughts that affect large segments of the population every year.
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos (left), jokes with a group of young girls at a refugee camp in the Parwan Se district of Kabul, Afghanistan.
UN Photo/Fardin Waezi

UN humanitarian chief appalled by conditions in Afghan informal settlements

9 May 2012
The top United Nations humanitarian official today voiced concern over “unacceptable” conditions in informal settlements sheltering displaced people and former refugees in Afghanistan, and called for greater support for durable solutions to alleviate their hardship.
One of the buildings attacked by armed insurgents during their raids on Afghan institutions and foreign embassies in several provinces, including the capital Kabul.
UNAMA/F. Waezi

Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attacks on civilians in Kabul

2 May 2012
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today strongly condemned a car bomb and suicide attack in the country’s capital, Kabul, which killed eight civilians and injured 11 others.
High Commissioner António Guterres addresses the Afghan Conference in Geneva.
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UN official urges support for new strategy to assist Afghan refugees

2 May 2012
The head of the United Nations refugee agency today urged the international community to back a new regional strategy aimed at improving conditions for Afghan refugees in neighbouring countries and supporting those who wish to return to their country.