All posts tagged "UNAMA"

UNAMA calls for end to ‘arbitrary arrests’ of education advocates in Afghanistan

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)) has expressed concern over the continued arbitrary arrests of girls’ education advocates in Afghanistan, calling for the immediate release of...

Former UNAMA chief Yamamoto meets with Stanikzai

Tadamichi Yamamoto, the former head of UNAMA in Afghanistan, and his accompanying delegation, met with Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the deputy minister of foreign affairs, on...

UNAMA chief briefs UNSC, says humanitarian situation remains a ‘grave concern’

UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva briefed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday and said the humanitarian situation remains a grave concern; and...

UNAMA renews calls to IEA over human rights issues

Marking the occasion of Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UNAMA reiterated its call to the Islamic Emirate...

Afghanistan cannot go another year without a voice on climate change: UNAMA

As the 28th United Nations conference on climate change (COP28) opened in Dubai, UNAMA on Friday stressed that Afghanistan cannot go another year without a voice...

Muttaqi says parallel mechanisms to deal with Afghanistan are not needed

Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said in a meeting with the UN special envoy for Afghanistan that the country has a single, legitimate and...

Guterres appoints new deputy head of UNAMA

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Tuesday the appointment of Indrika Ratwatte of Sri Lanka as his new Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan with the United...

UNAMA to hold conference in Kabul to attract investment in agriculture

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is set to hold a major conference in Kabul in the next two days with the aim of...

Office of Prison Administration in Afghanistan lacks adequate food and healthcare: UN

The Office of Prison Administration in Afghanistan lacks resources to ensure compliance with the minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, including the provision of adequate...

Saar: Deputy foreign minister and UNAMA head meeting discussed

Deputy foreign minister meets UNAMA head

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, met with the Political Deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sher...

Engagement key to reform of IEA policies restricting women’s rights

The international community must continue to engage with Islamic Emirate leaders in Afghanistan despite deep disagreement with their approach to women’s rights and inclusive governance, the...

UNAMA calls for urgent action by IEA to stop torture of detainees

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to urgently take steps to establish a stronger legal aid framework,...

UNAMA chief says level of poverty among Afghans is ‘very high’

Roza Otunbayeva, the United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan, says that the poverty level in this country is very high, and that most of the humanitarian...

Stanekzai calls for ‘new chapter’ of diplomatic relations

Deputy Minister of Foreign affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, met with deputy special representative of UNAMA in Afghanistan, Marcus Potzel, and said the Islamic Emirate of...

IEA rejects UN report on rights violations against former officials, forces

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Tuesday rejected a recent UNAMA report claiming 800 instances of extrajudicial killing, arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and ill-treatment...

Al-Qahtani meets UN representative for Afghanistan

Qatar’s Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Counterterrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani met on Wednesday with Special Representative...

Muttaqi meets with UNAMA’s head in Kabul

Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and the head of UNAMA, Roza Otunbayeva, discussed the continuation of positive interaction on Thursday between the United Nations and...

Tahawol: UNAMA’s effort to pull Afghanistan out of global isolation

UNAMA a bridge between IEA and the world as ‘isolation not an option’: Potzel

The UN in Afghanistan’s deputy special representative Markus Potzel says in his opinion if the Islamic Emirate reverse bans on women and allow them to return...