Afghanistan joins UN75 dialogue, the biggest-ever global conversation on world's future
KABUL - Kicking off the world's biggest listening exercise in Afghanistan, a group of youth representatives met in Kabul this week and shared their hopes and fears as part of the global UN75 initiative to create a collective vision for world's future.
Samangan provincial authorities and media forge ties to improve access to information
AIBAK – In a bid to improve access to information, the provincial government and media in the northern province of Samangan have forged closer ties.
Religious leaders efforts to foster peace reinforced
KANDAHAR – Efforts by religious and community leaders to foster peace and reconciliation in the country's south and nationwide were reinforced by a series of UN-backed events through 2019 enabling hundreds of Ulema and tribal elders to discuss best approaches in trying circumsta
Women as pioneers of peace – Participants at Herat event adopt declaration demanding role in Afghan peace efforts
HERAT – Under the header of 'Women as pioneers for peace', attendees at a meeting on the role of women in peace adopted a declaration calling for the substantive involvement and participation of women in bringing peace to Afghanistan.
A fruit seller in downtown Gardez, the capital of Paktya, one of four provinces in Afghanistan's south-eastern region. Photo: UNAMA / Fardin Waezi
Promoting human rights the focus of UN-backed events across Afghanistan's southeast
GARDEZ - To support efforts by Afghanistan to promote and protect human rights, civil society members, government officials, religious scholars, media professionals, women's rights activists and other community leaders came together and made their voices heard in a series of even
UN-backed local peace initiative continues to bear fruit in Nangarhar
JALALABAD - An agreement earlier this year to resolve a longstanding community dispute over Nangarhar water resources has continued to foster social cohesion among formerly warring tribes.
Women's education essential for future of Afghanistan, say Kandahar leaders
KANDAHAR - Community leaders at a UN-backed symposium at Kandahar University underscored the importance of investing in education for women's meaningful participation at all levels of Afghanistan's social, political and economic life.
A woman speaks during a Global Open Days event on 22 October 2019 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: UNAMA / Fardin Waezi
Human rights activists call for end to violence against women in Afghanistan
GHAZNI - In a UN-backed radio programme broadcast from Afghanistan's south-eastern province of Ghazni, rights activists and other community leaders urged audiences to step up their efforts to eradicate violence against women.
A women raises her hand to speak at a human rights event at the Provincial Governor's offices on 11 June 2019 in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Photo: UNAMA / Fardin Waezi
Protecting human rights in Afghanistan spotlighted at Kunduz University symposium
KUNDUZ - Participants at a UN-backed seminar at Kunduz University underscored the crucial importance of human rights for peace and stability, and highlighted the special role of young people as constructive agents of change in promoting and protecting rights.
Election 'completed with credibility' will be milestone in Afghanistan's history – UN envoy
NEW YORK - The UN's top envoy in Afghanistan said that when the 2019 presidential election is completed with credibility, it will become a milestone in the history of establishing a representative political system in the country.