News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
20 May 2010 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, visited Kandahar today to assess the situation on the ground and meet with local leaders and authorities…
20 May 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS
SRSG Miroslav Jenča held meetings on 17 and 20 May with high level MFA officials from France, including Secretary of State for European Affairs, Mr. Pierre Lellouche. The situation in Kyrgyzstan was discussed, in particular…
KABUL - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack in Kabul today which reportedly killed tens of Afghan civilians, a number of international…
18 May 2010 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack in Kabul today which reportedly killed tens of Afghan civilians, a number of…
18 May 2010 - A suicide car bomber targetted international and Afghan security forces outside the Darulman Palace in Kabul this morning, reportedly killing 12 people and injuring 42. View Photos
18 May 2010 - “The country is so rich – put a shovel anywhere and you will come back with something!” “The country” is, of course, none other than Afghanistan – the crossroads for marauding conquerors from surrounding…
KABUL - On International Museum Day that is celebrated world-wide today, UNAMA brings you photographs of artefacts that were looted from Afghanistan, subsequently recovered, and now on display at the Kabul Museum.
18 May 2010 - The following is an update on the floods situation in Afghanistan by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). View Newsletter
KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan strongly condemned today’s deadly attack in the capital, Kabul, which claimed more than one dozen lives. According to media reports, the attack occurred during rush hour…
Nairobi, 17 May 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, today said that he would fully support President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in his decision concerning the Government, following his…