NEW YORK - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the escalation of the conflict in Afghanistan has had a “significant impact on civilians.” Press Release: English - Dari - Pashto Ms. Navi Pillay presents…

KABUL - I welcome today’s statement by the Independent Election Commission reaffirming 20 August as the date of Afghanistan’s 2009 presidential and provincial council elections. This date will provide the time needed for the…

KABUL - The situation for women in Afghanistan is very mixed. There’s a lot to point to institutionally in terms of what has been accomplished in the last five years. The National Action Plan for Women and the Afghanistan…

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ASTANA, Kazakhstan

Communiqué of the 14 th Meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia. Brussels, 27 February 2009

KABUL - Transcript of press conference by Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Kai Eide, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Adrian Edwards, Director, Office of…

SRSG Miroslav Jenca's Article "Developments in Central Asia and the Role of the UNRCCA" was published at International Issues & Slovak Foreign Policy Affairs, Issue no.02 /2009, Publisher: Research Center of the Slovak…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan

KABUL - More than 82,000 anti-personnel mines were cleared in Afghanistan in 2008, but the funding needed to meet the 2013 demining completion goal – around $500 million – is threatened by the world economic situation, a…

KABUL - Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan. Transcript in Dari - Pashto UNAMA: Good morning to everyone and welcome to UNAMA's press conference today. My name is Nilab Mobarez from the…