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Afghan bank's cash remarks 'misleading, unhelpful' says UN
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
UN's tweet came after the Taliban-controlled central bank, said a package of USD 40 million was deposited in a commercial bank in the Afghan capital, Kabul
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UN condemns attack outside Taliban Foreign Ministry in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In a statement, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said expressed its condolences to the affected families and said that violence is not part of any solution to bring lasting peace to Afghanistan.
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UN asks Taliban to lift bans on female education, work for aid agencies
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Last month, the Taliban imposed a restriction on female higher education and a ban on women from working in humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Human rights experts described these two measures as a major blow to vulnerable communities, women, children, and the entire country.
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Afghan Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
On Wednesday, the UN mission in Afghanistan expressed the outrage of millions of Afghans and the international community over the decision by the Islamic outfit and called on the de facto authorities to revoke the decision immediately.
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"Targeted discrimination" UN slams Taliban's decision to suspend women fro
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
In a statement, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the UN and its humanitarian partners also urge the de facto authorities to reopen girls' schools beyond the sixth grade and end all measures preventing women and girls from participating fully in daily public life,
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A more pluralistic polity only way forward for Afghanistan: UN Special Rep
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is focusing on maintaining a dialogue with the Taliban in hope of a better future for Afghanistan, where everyone, women, men, girls, and boys, can live a life with dignity and equality, Otunbayeva said.
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UN chief condemns Kabul hotel attack
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The UN mission in Afghanistan condemned Monday's attack on a hotel in Kabul that led to civilian casualties including Chinese nationals.
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UN ask Taliban to end gender-based violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Since the summer of 2021, women in Afghanistan have had many of their most fundamental rights restricted or rescinded in a country that has one of the highest rates of violence against women globally. Afghan women have also experienced a marked deterioration in access to coordinated, compreh
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"Afghans stand on precipice:" UN calls for urgent action against climate c
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
"The Afghan people stand on the precipice of devastating climate projections. As COP27 opens today, the UN in Afghanistan calls for urgent collective action to halt the destructive impact of the altering climate in the country that is one of the least prepared against climate shocks but is r
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Media under threat as crimes against journalists continue in Afghanistan:
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Surge in crime against journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated in its report the human rights violation of at least 200 reporters. Over 45 per cent of journalists have quit since the terrorist outfit assum
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Pak-Afghan relations deteriorate, Taliban increases vigil around Pak missi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 22 (ANI): Ties between Pakistan and the Taliban seem to be facing a new blow as several reports revealed that the Taliban has increased the vigil around the offices of Pakistan mission in the country to ensure the neutralization of any attempt of sabotaging the r
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New UNAMA chief Otunbayeva discusses rights to education, work for women w
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): The new head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Roza Otunbayeva met with Afghan women leaders and discussed the key issues affecting women and girls amid the economic slump, ToloNews reported citing UN Assistant Mission in
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