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UN expresses deep concern about well-being of 'disappeared' women activist
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 6 (ANI): The UN top envoy in Afghanistan on Sunday expressed deep concern about the well-being of "disappeared" women activists.
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UN envoy urges Taliban to enhance engagement with international community
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The UN top envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday urged the Taliban to demonstrate commitment to a "pathway" towards future engagement with the international community.
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UN launches appeal for USD 8 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI): The United Nations has launched an appeal for USD 8 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022, Deborah Lyons, the UN Secretary General's special representative for Afghanistan said on Wednesday.
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UNSC to convene meeting on Afghanistan today
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], January 26 (ANI): The United States Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold a meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country.
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UN asks Taliban to probe issue of missing Afghan women activists
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 25 (ANI): The UN's top envoy in Afghanistan met Taliban's interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani in Kabul on Monday, where she asked the leadership of the Islamist group to probe the issue of missing Afghan women activists.
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UN to urge donors to provide USD 8 billion aid for Afghanistan, says Lyons
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 20 (ANI): The UN top envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday said that the organization is working on a proposal to urge donors to provide eight billion dollars in aid for Afghanistan.
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Former Afghan president discusses humanitarian issues with UN Representati
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 (ANI): Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai met with UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons and discussed humanitarian assistance, local media reported on Monday.
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UN raises concern over expansion of Islamic State across Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): The UN special envoy on Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday raised concern over the expansion of the Islamic State (ISIS) across Afghanistan, which used to be only active in the capital Kabul.
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Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggle for legitimacy: UN official
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Asserting that Afghans feel abandoned by the international community and anxious about their new leadership, a senior UN official stressed that the international community must remain engaged with Taliban leaders in order to shape a more positive future traj
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UN calls for inclusive govt in Afghanistan, says country faces curtailment
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Strengthening call for a more inclusive government in Afghanistan, the United Nations has said that the country is facing curtailment of women's and girls' fundamental rights under the Taliban, reported Sputnik.
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IS-K expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces, Taliban unable to stop them
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US] November 18 (ANI): Deborah Lyons, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, has said that the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces and the Taliban are unable to stop them, reported Sputnik.
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UN envoy Lyons meets Taliban leaders, discusses humanitarian aid, human ri
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 24 (ANI): UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons on Saturday met Taliban leaders and discussed humanitarian aid, human rights and inclusive government.
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