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UN Security Council extends UNAMA mandate for three months

On 16 March, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2818 (2026), extending UNAMA’s mandate for an additional three months, until 17 June 2026, with no changes to its cur ...
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk addresses Human Rights Council on Afghanistan

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Thursday told the Human Rights Council in Geneva today: “ Afghanistan is a graveyard for human rights. The cascade of edicts and laws ...
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UNAMA convenes new round of working group meetings on counter-narcotics and private sector

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) convened a new round of meetings of the Doha Process Working Groups on counter-narcotics and the private sector.The meetings, held in ...
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UNAMA Statement on Afghanistan’s De Facto Authorities’ Decree No. 18 “Code on Judicial Separation of Spouses”

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses grave concern over the promulgation of Decree No. 18 by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities. The Decree, which ...
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UN Deputy Special Representative Lemarquis arrives in Kabul

Mr. Bruno Lemarquis assumed his functions as Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (DSRSG/RC/HC) in Afghanistan on Tuesday 16 ...
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Women in Afghanistan nearly four times less likely than men to have access to Formal Justice Mechanisms, UN findings

KABUL – Women in Afghanistan are nearly four times less likely than men to have access to formal justice mechanisms, according to new findings released by the United Nations in Afghanistan on Int ...
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DSRSG Gagnon briefing to the Security Council

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, and Officer-in-Charge for UNAMA, Georgette Gagnon, today briefed the Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan.
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UNAMA urges halt in Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes, warns of increasing civilian casualties and humanitarian impacts

KABUL - UNAMA reiterates its call for a halt in cross-border clashes between Afghan de facto security forces and Pakistani security forces, which is worsening Afghanistan’s already grave ...
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Update on the Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan (April to June 2026)

KABUL - Latest UN updates on the human rights situation in Afghanistan covering April to June 2026, Cross-border civilian casualties in Afghanistan April to June 2026 and Enforcement of Hijab Req ...
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UN report finds alleged drug facilities were not lawful targets – Airstrikes caused significant civilian casualties

KABUL / GENEVA - A United Nations special report, which examines the impact on civilians of United States’ airstrikes on alleged drug-processing facilities on 5 May 2019 in Afghanistan, ...
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United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Ingrid Hayden of Australia as his Deputy Special Representative (Political) for the United Nations ...
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Secretary-General Appoints Mr. Bruno Georges Lemarquis as his Deputy Special Representative and Resident Coordinator in Afghanistan

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Bruno Georges Lemarquis of France as his new Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan with the ...