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NEW YORK - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan. Read the full text of the Security Council briefing by SRSG…

KABUL – An art and photography exhibition featuring works by Afghan women was displayed at Kabul’s National Art Gallery, celebrating their contributions to society. Titled The Power of Creation, a specially curated part of…

KABUL - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a session on Afghanistan tomorrow 10 March, at 15:00 hours New York local time (23:30 hours Kabul local) and can be followed at http://webtv.un.org The session will also be…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. Read the full report by the Secretary…

NEW YORK – A photo exhibition on the water crisis emergency in Afghanistan is on display at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The five-day exhibition, running from 24 to 28 February, highlights Afghanistan's…

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, condemns the violent clashes at the Capitol Hill that erupted on…

On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth. Human rights are under assault. Tens of millions of people are mired in poverty, hunger, poor health and education systems that have not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19…

On The Eve of Ghana’s Elections, Special Representative Simão Calls on All Citizens to exercise their civic responsibility peacefully On the eve of presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana, the Special Representative…

KANDAHAR – Youth from Afghanistan’s southern provinces gathered to engage in dialogue and craft a unified vision for the country’s future. Through open discussions and shared aspirations, they developed a manifesto outlining…

New York – Underlining the importance of consolidating peace and security gains in Somalia, the Security Council today decided that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) shall be called the United Nations…