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Afghanistan
Mullah Baradar Urges UNAMA to Ensure Balanced Reporting on Afghanistan
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban administration’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, has urged the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to ensure that its analytical reports on the country reflect conditions on the ground objectively…
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Afghanistan
Sweden Pledges $1.02 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
DID Press: Sweden has contributed $1.02 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced. In a post published on X on October 17, OCHA said the funding would be…
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Afghanistan
UN Envoy Rabab Fatima to Arrive in Kabul to Begin Official Mission
DID Press: Rabab Fatima, the newly appointed UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), is expected to travel to Kabul in the coming days to formally assume her duties. Fatima,…
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Afghanistan
Afghan National Salvation Council Accuses Taliban of Violating Property Rights
DID Press: National Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban’s reported forced evictions and displacement of residents in Angor Bagh, Omid-e Sabz Township in Kabul, Jalalabad and other parts of the country, describing the actions as violations…
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Government
UN Urges Swift US-Iran Deal to Prevent Agricultural Crisis
DID Press: UN has warned that failure by Iran and the United States to reach an agreement within the next few weeks on the passage of fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a serious food security crisis…
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Government
Türkiye Urges Israel to End Violations of Syria’s Sovereignty
DID Press: Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations has condemned Israeli attacks and military activities in southern Syria, calling on Israel to immediately end actions that heighten tensions and fully comply with the 1974 Agreement on Disengagement between Israeli…
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Health
UN Expert: 925 Movement Obstacles Have Fragmented the West Bank
DID Press: Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, has warned that expanding Israeli checkpoints and road barriers are severely restricting Palestinian movement across the occupied West Bank,…
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Afghanistan
UN Expert Says Pakistani Attacks on Afghan Civilians May Constitute War Crimes
DID Press: Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has said Pakistani airstrikes that kill Afghan civilians may constitute war crimes and called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to examine the…
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Government
UN Records 280 Israeli Incursions Into Syria in September
DID Press: UN Human Rights Office has documented approximately 280 incidents involving armed Israeli incursions into Syrian territory during September 2026, the highest monthly figure recorded since the beginning of the year. The office expressed concern over the continuing impact…
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Afghanistan
UAE Backs Continued UNAMA Mission and Equal Rights for Afghan Women
DID Press: United Arab Emirates has called for the continuation of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and stressed the need to ensure equal rights for women and girls in the country. The UAE’s Permanent Mission to the…
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