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Afghanistan
UN Warns Water and Sanitation Crisis Threatens 16M Afghans
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned that millions of people in Afghanistan will face severe shortages of safe drinking water and sanitation services this year, highlighting a deepening humanitarian crisis. According to OCHA’s latest…
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Government
Russia Calls for End to Western Dominance in UN Leadership Structure
DID Press: Senior Russian Foreign Ministry official Kirill Logvinov has said that the next UN Secretary-General must correct what Moscow describes as “bias” in the current system and reduce Western influence within the United Nations Secretariat. Logvinov, head of international…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Faces Growth–Poverty Paradox Amid Strong Macroeconomic Expansion
DID Press: Recent assessments by the World Bank and the United Nations indicate that Afghanistan is experiencing strong macroeconomic growth while simultaneously facing worsening poverty, declining purchasing power, and increasing living pressures. According to the report, Afghanistan’s economy recorded an…
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Economy
China Positions Itself as Architect of a New Global Order
DID Press: China has released a new white paper outlining its vision for global governance reform, presenting both a critique of existing international structures and a framework for a more equitable and multipolar world order. The document underscores Beijing’s ambition…
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Afghanistan
Kazakhstan to Host 1st UN SDG Regional Center Focused on Central Asia, Afghanistan
DID Press: The establishment of a UN regional center for sustainable development focused on Central Asia and Afghanistan has been formally approved following the signing of legislation by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. According to the presidential press office of Kazakhstan,…
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Afghanistan
UN, Taliban Discuss Humanitarian Cooperation and Aid Delivery
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi held a phone conversation with Rosemary DiCarlo to discuss humanitarian assistance and ongoing cooperation between Afghanistan and the United Nations, according to a statement from the Taliban foreign ministry. The ministry said DiCarlo expressed appreciation…
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Afghanistan
UN Appoints New Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan
DID Press: Bruno Lemarquis arrived in Kabul on Tuesday and officially assumed his duties as the new Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. UNAMA said Lemarquis will serve…
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Afghanistan
Russia Urges Direct Engagement with Taliban to Resolve Afghanistan Crisis
DID Press: Russia has stressed that Afghanistan’s crisis cannot be resolved without sustained dialogue with the Taliban, warning that turning the UN mission in the country into a Western pressure tool could undermine its mandate. Anna Evstigneeva, Russia’s Deputy Permanent…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Detain 2 Shopkeepers Over Filming Herat Protest Shooting
DID Press: Taliban authorities have detained two shopkeepers in western Afghanistan’s Herat province after they allegedly filmed security forces opening fire on protesters, according to local sources. Residents in the Jebrail area said the two men were arrested after footage…
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Afghanistan
Security Council Divided Over Taliban Reference in UNAMA Mandate Renewal
DID Press: Deep divisions have emerged within the United Nations Security Council over how to refer to the Taliban in a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), exposing broader geopolitical rifts on Afghanistan…
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