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Women police in Herat, Afghanistan, boost their literacy through UNAMA’s <i>Ustad Mobile</i> programme.
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FEATURE: UNAMA peacekeepers – partners in literacy

29 May 2014
When the Taliban ruled in Afghanistan, girls were prohibited from attending school – rendering them illiterate. Some books and films have focused on the heroic journeys of young women who were determined to acquire the power of the pen and the word during those years.
Special Representative and Head of the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Ján Kubiš.
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Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes release of preliminary results from provincial polls

20 May 2014
The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today welcomed the release of preliminary results in the country’s provincial council election and lauded the “real community engagement” seen in the polls.
Afghan voters at a polling centre in the capital, Kabul, on 5 April 2014.
UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes release of presidential election results

15 May 2014
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has welcomed today’s announcement of the final results of the recent presidential election and stressed the importance of cooperation between the electoral institutions and candidates ahead of the run-off scheduled for next month.
WFP delivers supplies into the landslides zone in Argo district of Badakshan province to over 700 needy families.
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Afghanistan: UN official urges long-term support for vulnerable communities

6 May 2014
In the wake of last week’s massive landslide in north-eastern Afghanistan, a senior United Nations relief official today voiced deep concern about the impact of conflict and natural disasters in the country, and urged the world to step up support to vulnerable communities.
Hundreds of people were killed when a landslide struck in Abi-Barik’s Nowabad area in north-eastern Afghanistan following heavy rainfall.
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Afghanistan: UN relief officials visit landslide-hit north-eastern province

5 May 2014
Following a visit today to the site of the massive landslide which killed hundreds in north-eastern Afghanistan late last week, two senior United Nations humanitarian officials highlighted the longer-term needs of people displaced by natural disasters in the country, as well as the need for long-term preventive measures.
2012, Badakhshan, Afghanistan: A village swamped by an avalanche in Badakhshan, northern Afghanistan. An improved approach to disaster assessment is helping aid agencies and the government provide quicker and more appropriate assistance to affected communities.
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UN rushes to support search, rescue effort after landslides hit north-eastern Afghanistan

2 May 2014
Landslides triggered by heavy rains crashed into an area of north-eastern Afghanistan today, killing at least 350 people and causing widespread damage to homes and agriculture, according to a senior United Nations relief official in the country, who said the world body is “fully engaged” in the effort to mobilize support for the initial search and rescue effort.
Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and acting head of UNAMA Mark Bowden.
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Afghanistan: UN mission condemns suicide attack in Panjshir province

2 May 2014
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the suicide car bombing which took place yesterday in the central eastern province of Panjshir, killing at least 15 people – including seven civilians.