All posts tagged "UNSC"

Security Council condemns IEA ban on Afghan women working for UN

The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan...

UNSC condemns continued ‘terrorist attacks’ against civilians in Afghanistan

The members of the Security Council have condemned in the strongest terms the continued “heinous terrorist attacks” targeting civilians in Afghanistan, including the attack near the...

UNSC calls for IEA to reverse bans affecting women and girls

Eleven members of the United Nations Security Council called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to reverse work and education bans imposed on women and...

Saar: UN’s call for women’s equal participation discussed

UN Security Council temporarily lifts travel ban on senior IEA official

The UN Security Council has lifted the travel ban on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) acting Minister of Information and Culture, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah, for...

Saar: UNSC meeting on Afghanistan discussed

UN Security Council condemns Friday’s suicide bombing in Kabul

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned Friday’s deadly attack at the “Kaj” educational center in west of Kabul, which left scores dead and injured and...

UN Security Council to meet over situation in Afghanistan

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to hold a meeting on Tuesday that will focus on the current situation in Afghanistan. UNSC members are...

UN Security Council urges the world to fight international threats

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the continued attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan, including the attack against the Guzargah mosque in...

UN relief chief stresses need to stay and deliver for all Afghans

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths, who briefed ambassadors, reported on the ongoing hardships and uncertainty facing Afghans, nearly half of whom – 24 million people –...

UN Security Council to hold meeting on Afghanistan crises

The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on Afghanistan on Monday where they will discuss the humanitarian and economic crises. The meeting will...

MoFA Calls on UNSC not to use sanctions as means of pressure on IEA

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the UN Security Council not to use sanctions and prohibitions as a means of...

UNSC divided over extending IEA travel ban exemptions

The United Nations ended the travel ban exemptions for 13 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials after failing to reach an agreement on a possible extension....

IEA reject claims by UNSC that foreign groups are active in Afghanistan 

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Monday rejected claims by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that there are foreign terrorist groups sheltering in Afghanistan.  ...

IEA reacts to UNSC remarks, says concerns about women’s rights ‘unfounded’

The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), has reacted to remarks by the UN Security Council that women’s rights are being violated and...

UNSC condemns continued attacks against Afghan civilians

The UN Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” the continued terrorist attacks targeting civilians in Afghanistan. In a statement issued by the council, the...

Heated discussion held during UNSC meeting over possibility of biochemical weapons

Washington’s ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Friday warned Russia’s claim that the US is funding “military biological activities” in Ukraine could be a pretext...

Security Council renews UN mission in Afghanistan for six months

The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for six months following the Islamic Emirate takeover of...

UN says Afghan war has entered ‘deadlier, more destructive phase’

The U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan on Friday questioned the Taliban’s commitment to a political settlement, telling the U.N. Security Council the war has entered a “deadlier and...

UNSC calls for immediate end to alarming targeted attacks in Afghanistan

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in a statement condemned in the strongest terms the alarming number of attacks deliberately targeting civilians in Afghanistan.  “These heinous...