KABUL - I am deeply saddened at the reports of the terrible loss of civilian life on Sunday in southern Afghanistan. According to government figures, at least 27 civilians, including women and children, were killed and…

22 February 2010 - I am deeply saddened at the reports of the terrible loss of civilian life on Sunday in southern Afghanistan. According to government figures, at least 27 civilians, including women and children, were killed…

22 February 2010 - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is running a poultry project for 2,000 families in Kunduz and Takhar provinces. The project will cover 2,000 more beneficiary families in Kunduz…

NEW YORK - A new report by UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, examines how dangerous it has become for many young people to get an education. Bernard O'Malley, the author of the report, says the…

KABUL - The Government of Italy and UNESCO agree on a new project entitled “Development of (ERTV) for audio-visual support to teacher training in Afghanistan” to further capacity development of the Educational Radio and…

KABUL - Today the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Government of Afghanistan officially presented the 2010 Humanitarian Action Plan…

21 February 2010 - United Nations agencies are working with the local government of Helmand to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) as the influx of people from Marjah district…

NEW YORK - Badam Bagh prison is an improvement for Krishma and her young daughter. Just two years ago, they lived in the female section of Pol-e-Charkhi, the notorious Afghan jail. With no special provisions for mothers with…

KABUL - Transcript of press conference in Kabul by UN Humanitarian Coordinator Robert Watkins, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Afghanistan; Wael Haj-Ibrahim, Head of Office, OCHA Afghanistan; and…

ISTANBUL - We had a successful London Conference last week – more so than was expected in light of the very limited time for preparations. It marked the opening of a new phase in our relationship; a transition to greater…

Dakar, 20 February 2010 – A high level meeting was held on 18 and 19 February in Dakar under the auspices of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and…

20 February 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, will be visiting Afghanistan from 20 to 26 February at the invitation of the Government. UN…