United Nations
-
Afghanistan
724 Aid Trucks Cross Torkham Into Afghanistan, UN Says
DID Press: Muhammad Yahya, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Pakistan, said Pakistan has authorized the entry of 724 trucks carrying humanitarian assistance into Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing. According to Yahya, the aid shipments will be distributed among…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Dostum Calls for Increased Global Pressure on Taliban
DID Press: Abdul Rashid Dostum, leader of Afghanistan’s National Islamic Movement, has called on the United Nations and countries involved in the Afghanistan file to increase financial and political pressure on the Taliban and halt direct assistance to the group.…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
56 Countries Urge Taliban to End Discriminatory Policies Against Women
DID Press: On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, at least 56 UN member states issued a joint statement calling for the immediate repeal of the group’s discriminatory decrees and policies against women and girls. The countries…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Taliban Detain Two UNAMA Staff Members in Herat
DID Press: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said two Afghan male staff members were detained by Taliban authorities in Herat on Sunday. UNAMA said in a statement that the two employees were detained by officials from the Taliban’s…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
Kabul’s Rapid Population Growth Puts Urban Infrastructure Under Strain
DID Press: Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has grown into a city of nearly six million people, but its urban infrastructure has failed to keep pace with the rapid population increase. Over the past two decades, Kabul has experienced rapid population growth…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
UN Calls for Investigation Into Killing of 11 People in Kabul
DID Press: Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed serious concern over reports that 11 people were killed during security operations in Kabul. Bennett said in a statement that four people were reportedly…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
UNAMA Calls for Greater Transparency and Accountability in Taliban Security Forces
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for greater transparency and accountability within the Taliban’s security institutions, saying significant gaps remain despite measures introduced since August 2021 to strengthen oversight. In a new report released Monday, UNAMA…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
UN Rights Expert Calls for Immediate Release of Six Women’s Rights Workers
DID Press: Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, has expressed concern over the Taliban’s detention of six employees of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation in Kabul and called for their immediate…
Read More » -
Afghanistan
UNSC Voices Growing Concern Over Terrorism Threats from Afghanistan
DID Press: Representatives of the United Nations Security Council, including the United States, Pakistan and Russia, warned of the continued threat posed by terrorist groups operating in and from Afghanistan, calling for stronger international cooperation to counter Islamic State Khorasan…
Read More » -
Government
UN Chief Renews Nuclear Disarmament Appeal on Hiroshima Anniversary
DID Press: António Guterres marked the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by renewing his call for a world free of nuclear weapons, while once again refraining from explicitly naming the United States as the country that carried…
Read More »