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In Focus: Afghanistan
https://news.un.org/en/focus/afghanistan
A one-stop guide to UN issues in the news, with easy access to statements,
resolutions and other essential resources.
Nine things you need to know about the situation in Afghanistan right now (6 October 2021)
https://www.unocha.org/story/nine-things-you-need-know-about-situation-afghanistan-right-now
UN Entities
- The United Nations in Afghanistan
https://afghanistan.un.org
https://unsdg.un.org/un-in-action/afghanistan- UN announces Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF) for Afghanistan to save lives, sustain services and preserve community systems (26 January 2022): https://bit.ly/3o9ts8Q
- United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
http://unama.unmissions.org/ - Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267 - Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011)
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1988 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Afghanistan
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/countries/AsiaRegion/Pages/AFIndex.aspx
- Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan (1984-2005)
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/CountriesMandates/AF/Pages/SRAfghanistan.aspx - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict – Afghanistan
https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/where-we-work/afghanistan/ - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Afghanistan
http://www.fao.org/afghanistan/en/- FAO in Emergencies – Afghanistan: https://www.fao.org/emergencies/countries/detail/en/c/161506/
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Afghanistan: IOM Response 2021-2022: https://www.iom.int/afghanistan-iom-response-2021-2022
- IOM Afghanistan: https://afghanistan.iom.int/
- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- OCHA in Afghanistan: http://www.unocha.org/afghanistan
- ReliefWeb – Afghanistan: http://reliefweb.int/country/afg
- Afghanistan Pledging Conference 2022: https://www.unocha.org/afghanistan2022
- Humanitarian donors urged to step up again for Afghanistan (30 March 2022): https://www.unocha.org/story/humanitarian-donors-urged-step-again-afghanistan
- UN and partners launch plans to help 28M people in acute need in Afghanistan and the region (11 January 2022): https://www.unocha.org/story/un-and-partners-launch-plans-help-28m-people-acute-need-afghanistan-and-region
- Afghanistan: ERC Griffiths releases $45M from UN CERF for life-saving support (22 September 2021): https://www.unocha.org/story/afghanistan-erc-griffiths-releases-45m-un-cerf-life-saving-support
- High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan, 13 September 2021: https://www.unocha.org/high-level-ministerial-meeting-humanitarian-situation-afghanistan
- Nine things you need to know about the crisis in Afghanistan (23 April 2021): https://www.unocha.org/story/nine-things-you-need-know-about-crisis-afghanistanhttps://www.unocha.org/story/afghanistan-crisis-numbers
- UN Women Afghanistan
https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/countries/afghanistan- DONATE to help women in Afghanistan: https://donate.unwomen.org/en/afghanistan
- Expert’s take: Gender equality is critical for Afghanistan’s future, long-term development, and sustained peace (12 October 2021): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/10/experts-take-gender-equality-is-critical-for-the-afghanistans-future
- Take five: “Afghan women will not go backwards” (12 October 2021): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/10/take-five-hasina-safi
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – Afghanistan
http://www.undp.org.af/- When Crisis Hits, We Stay And Deliver: A glimpse into UNDP’s work in Afghanistan through the eyes of SURGE Advisor Usman Qazi (15 December 2021): https://stories.undp.org/when-crisis-hits-we-stay-and-deliver
- New UN Development Programme emergency initiative to support Afghan people in need (21 October 2021): https://www.undp.org/press-releases/new-un-development-programme-emergency-initiative-support-afghan-people-need
- Economic Instability and Uncertainty in Afghanistan after August 15 (9 September 2021): https://www.undp.org/publications/economic-instability-and-uncertainty-afghanistan-after-august-15
- UNESCO Office in Kabul
https://en.unesco.org/fieldoffice/kabul - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – Afghanistan
https://www.unhcr.org/afghanistan.html, http://reporting.unhcr.org/node/4505- Afghanistan Emergency: https://www.unhcr.org/afghanistan-emergency.html
- Support in Afghanistan: https://help.unhcr.org/afghanistan/support/
- UNHCR Help Portal: https://help.unhcr.org/afghanistan/
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Afghanistan
https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/- Delivering for Afghanistan’s children – UNICEF is continuing to work with partners to support children and their families across the country: https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/delivering-support-afghanistans-children
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – Afghanistan
http://www.unodc.org/afghanistan/index.html - World Food Programme (WFP) – Afghanistan
https://www.wfp.org/countries/afghanistan- Afghanistan: The time to act is now (15 September 2021): https://www.wfp.org/stories/afghanistan-time-act-now
- Afghanistan: WFP continues to deliver as winter and humanitarian crisis loom (24 August 2021): https://www.wfp.org/stories/afghanistan-wfp-continues-deliver-winter-and-humanitarian-crisis-loom
- World Bank – Afghanistan
http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/afghanistan
Security Council Meetings on Afghanistan
- 2022: 17, 2 March, 26 January
Meeting records, press releases and resolutions:
https://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2022 - 2021: 17 November, 17, 9 September, 30, 16, 6 August
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/meetings-2020-vtc
https://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2021 - 2020: 15 September, 31, 10 March
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/meetings-2020-vtc
https://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2020 - 2019: 16 December, 17, 10 September, 26 July, 19 June, 5 March
Meeting records, press releases and resolutions:
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2019 - 2018: 17 December, 17 September, 23 July, 26 June, 8 March
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2018 - 2017: 21 December, 25 September, 21 June, 17, 10 March
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2017 - 2016: 19 December, 14 September, 21 June, 15 March
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2016 - 2015: 21 December, 17 September, 22 June, 16 March
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2015 - 2014: 18, 12 December, 18 September, 25 June, 17 March
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2014 - 2013: 20 June, 19 March
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2013 - 2012: 19 December, 9 October, 20 September, 27, 22 and 20 March
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2012 - 2011: 19 December, 12 October, 29 September, 6 July, 22 and 17 March
http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick/meetings/2011 - see also Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/repertoire/asia#cat1
Selected UN Documents
- UNAMA key documents and reports:
https://unama.unmissions.org/key-documents-and-reports - S/2022/171 (1 March 2022): Letter dated 1 March 2022 from the Permanent Representatives of Ireland, Mexico and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: https://undocs.org/S/2022/171
Transmits summary note of the meeting of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security on Afghanistan, held on 18 Feb. 2022. - A/HRC/49/90 (12 January 2022): Situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and technical assistance achievements in the field of human rights: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/49/90
Prepared in cooperation with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), covers the period 1 Dec. 2020 to 30 Nov. 2021. - S/2021/1101 (10 January 2022): Letter dated 23 December 2021 from the Permanent Representatives of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2021/1101
Transmits resolution adopted at the 17th extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, held in Islamabad, 19 Dec. 2021. - S/2021/1057 (31 December 2021): Letter dated 16 December 2021 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1988 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2021/1057
Transmits report of the Committee’s activities for 2021. - S/2021/770 (3 September 2021): Letter dated 2 September 2021 from the Permanent Representatives of Ireland, Mexico and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2021/770
Transmits summary note of the meeting of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security on Afghanistan, held on 19 Aug. 2021. - S/2021/739 (19 August 2021): Letter dated 19 August 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Ireland and the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2021/739
Urges the Security Council to place the utmost priority on protecting and vindicating the rights of Afghan women and girls in all decisions and action on Afghanistan’s future. - S/2021/728 (13 August 2021): Identical letters dated 13 August 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2021/728
Transmits final Chair’s statement issued at the end of the international meeting on Afghanistan, held in Doha, 10 and 12 Aug. 2021. - A/75/975-S/2021/677 (28 July 2021): Letter dated 23 July 2021 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/75/975
Transmits joint statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan following their meeting on the developments in Afghanistan, held in Tashkent, 16 July 2021. - S/2021/662 (16 July 2021): Children and armed conflict in Afghanistan: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2021/662
5th report submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) and subsequent resolutions; contains information on grave violations committed against children between 1 Jan. 2019-31 Dec. 2020. - A/75/831-S/2021/307 (1 April 2021): Letter dated 29 March 2021 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/75/831
Transmits joint statement of the extended “Troika” on peaceful settlement in Afghanistan, adopted at the regular meeting of the representatives of the Russian Federation, China, United States and Pakistan, held in Moscow, 18 Mar. 2021. - A/HRC/46/69 (15 January 2021) : Situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and technical assistance achievements in the field of human rights : report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/46/69
Prepared in cooperation with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), covers the period 1 Jan. to 30 Nov. 2020. - A/75/658-S/2020/1190 (28 December 2021): Letter dated 10 December 2020 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/75/658
Transmits, on behalf of the States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), joint statement of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the CSTO member States on the situation in Afghanistan. - S/2020/1211 (31 December 2020): Letter dated 15 December 2020 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1988 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2020/1211
Transmits report of the Committee’s activities for 2020. - S/2019/970 (19 December 2019): Letter dated 18 December 2019 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1988 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2019/970
Transmits report of the Committee’s activities for 2019. - S/2019/727 (10 September 2019): Children and armed conflict in Afghanistan: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2019/727
4th report submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) and subsequent resolutions; contains information on grave violations committed against children between 1 Jan. 2015-31 Dec. 2018. - A/73/961-S/2019/602 (2 August 2019): Letter dated 26 July 2019 from the representatives of China, Pakistan, the Russian Federation and the United States of America to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/73/961
Transmits the “Four-Party Joint Statement on the Afghan Peace Process”, adopted at the consultation between China, the Russian Federation, the United States and Pakistan, held in Beijing, 11 July 2019. - S/2019/410 (20 May 2019): Letter dated 14 May 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2019/410
Transmits declaration on the consultative peace loya jirga, held in Kabul, 29 Apr.-3 May 2019. - A/73/870-S/2019/374 (14 May 2019): Letter dated 2 May 2019 from the Permanent Representatives of China and the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/73/870
Transmit trilateral consensus on the Afghan peace process, adopted at the meeting of China, the Russian Federation and the United States on Afghanistan, held in Moscow, 25 Apr. 2019. - S/2019/376 (10 May 2019): Letter dated 9 May 2019 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2019/376
Transmits, on behalf of the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Norway and the European Union, joint statement adopted at the Europe-United States meeting on supporting peace in Afghanistan, held in London, 23 Apr. 2019. - A/HRC/40/45 (28 January 2019): The situation of human rights in Afghanistan and technical assistance achievements in the field of human rights: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/40/45
Prepared in cooperation with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), covers the period 1 Jan. to 30 Nov. 2018. - S/2018/1118 (31 December 2018): Letter dated 14 December 2018 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1988 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2018/1118
Transmits report of the Committee’s activities for 2018. - A/HRC/37/45 (21 February 2018): Situation of human rights in Afghanistan and technical assistance achievements in the field of human rights: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/37/45
Prepared in cooperation with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), covers the period 1 Jan. to 30 Nov. 2017. - S/2018/419 (3 May 2018): Report of the Security Council Mission to Afghanistan, 12-15 January 2018: http://undocs.org/S/2018/419
Annexes (p. 10-15): 1. Terms of reference of the Security Council Mission to Afghanistan — 2. Schedule of meetings of the Security Council Mission to Afghanistan. - A/72/830-S/2018/288 (17 April 2018): Letter dated 29 March 2018 from the Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/72/830
Transmits Declaration of the Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan: Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity, adopted on 27 Mar. 2018. - S/2018/11 (5 January 2018): Letter dated 22 December 2017 from the Permanent Representatives of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2018/11
Transmits summary note of the meeting of the Security Council Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security on Afghanistan, held on 5 Dec. 2017. - S/2018/7 (3 January 2018): Letter dated 2 January 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/S/2018/7
Transmits concept note for the Security Council debate on the topic “Building regional partnership in Afghanistan and Central Asia as a model for the security-development nexus”, to be held on 19 Jan. 2018. - S/2017/1084 (29 December 2017): Letter dated 20 December 2017 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and Associated Individuals, Groups, Undertakings and Entities addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2017/1084
Transmits report of the Committee’s activities for 2017. - A/72/312-S/2017/696 (10 August 2017): Special report on the strategic review of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan: report of the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/72/312
Submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2344 (2017). - S/AC.51/2016/1 (11 May 2016): Conclusions on children and armed conflict in Afghanistan: Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict:
http://undocs.org/S/AC.51/2016/1
“Annex: Statement by the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations on the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Afghanistan (S/2015/336), made at the 55th formal meeting of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict”: p. 9-10. - S/2014/887 (11 December 2014): Letter dated 11 December 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2014/887
Transmits the Agreement between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Afghanistan on the status of NATO forces and NATO personnel conducting mutually agreed NATO-led activities in Afghanistan. - A/66/867-S/2012/532 (12 July 2012): Letter dated 2012/07/09 from the representatives of Afghanistan and Japan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General: http://undocs.org/A/66/867
Transmits the conclusions of the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan held on 8 July 2012, entitled “The Tokyo Declaration : Partnership for Self-Reliance in Afghanistan From Transition to Transformation” and the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework. - A/66/601-S/2011/767 (12 December 2011): Letter dated 2011/12/07 from the Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan and Turkey to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary General: http://undocs.org/A/66/601
Transmits the text of the Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan. - A/66/597-S/2011/762 (9 December 2011): Letter dated 2011/12/06 from the Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan and Germany to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary General: http://undocs.org/A/66/597
Transmits conclusions of the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn on 5 Dec. 2011. - S/2010/564 (1 November 2010): Report of the Security Council Mission to Afghanistan, 21 to 24 June 2010: http://undocs.org/S/2010/564
- S/2006/90 (9 Feb. 2006): Letter dated 2006/02/09 from the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: http://undocs.org/S/2006/90
Transmits the Afghanistan Compact, adopted at the conclusion of the international London Conference on Afghanistan, held 31 Jan.-1 Feb. 2006.
Annexes (p. 9-19): 1. Benchmarks and timelines — 2. Improving the effectiveness of aid to Afghanistan — 3. Coordination and monitoring — 4. Participants at the London Conference on Afghanistan. - Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan pending the Re-Establishment of Permanent Government Institutions (S/2001/1154, 5 December 2001): http://undocs.org/S/2001/1154
Transmits Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan Pending the Re-establishment of Permanent Government Institutions, signed in Bonn, 5 Dec. 2001, by the participants in the UN Talks on Afghanistan. Presents general and final provisions of the interim authority, its legal framework and judicial system, interim administration, and the Special Independent Commission of the Convening of the Emergency Loya Jirga. Includes 4 annexes which set out i) international security force, ii) role of the United Nations during the interim period, iii) request to the United Nations by the participants at the UN Talks on Afghanistan, and iv) composition of the interim administration. - Further documents: https://bit.ly/2RSX5On
- UN Member States on the Record: Afghanistan
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/unms/afghanistan.shtml
UN Member States on the Record provides access to information about membership and statements of Member States at the UN.
Selected Statements and Speeches by UN Officials
- Afghanistan has been haven for terrorism, drug trafficking for too long, says Secretary-General, stressing solidarity to neighbouring foreign ministers (SG/SM/21218, 31 March 2022): https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sgsm21218.doc.htm
- No rationale for blocking humanitarian aid due to bias against girls’ learning, Secretary-General tells Pledging Event on Afghanistan (SG/SM/21219, 31 March 2022): https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sgsm21219.doc.htm
- Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths’ opening remarks at the High-level Pledging Event for Afghanistan (31 March 2022): https://reliefweb.int/node/3833426
- Millions of Afghan lives and livelihoods in danger without support, says UN Development Programme Chief (29 March 2022): https://www.undp.org/press-releases/millions-afghan-lives-and-livelihoods-danger-without-support-says-un-development
- Secretary-General regrets suspension of girls’ education in Afghanistan, urging Taliban de facto authorities to open schools for all students (SG/SM/21199, 23 March 2022): https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sgsm21199.doc.htm
- Girls in Afghanistan must go back to school without any further delays: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell (23 March 2022): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/girls-afghanistan-must-go-back-school-without-any-further-delays
- Failure to adhere to commitments to re-open schools for all girls deeply disappointing and damaging for Afghanistan, Bachelet warns (23 March 2022): https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2022/03/failure-adhere-commitments-re-open-schools-all-girls-deeply-disappointing-and
- Women’s rights in Afghanistan: “I stand with the women and girls of Afghanistan”, Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, Kabul, 10 March 2022: https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2022/03/womens-rights-afghanistan
- As Afghanistan ‘hangs by a thread’, Secretary-General says world must not abandon country’s people, in Briefing to Security Council (SG/SM/21121, 26 January 2022): https://www.un.org/press/en/2022/sgsm21121.doc.htm
- Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, Closing remarks at the launch of the 2022 Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan, Geneva, 11 January 2022: https://reliefweb.int/node/3807298
- Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, Opening remarks at the launch of the 2022 Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan, Geneva, 11 January 2022: https://reliefweb.int/node/3807299
- USG op-ed: Saving Afghanistan (10 January 2022): https://www.unocha.org/story/usg-op-ed-saving-afghanistan
- Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths: Statement on Afghanistan, 22 December 2021: https://www.unocha.org/story/usg-griffiths-statement-afghanistan
- USG op-ed: Afghanistan is on the brink of total collapse – unless the world steps in (10 December 2021): https://www.unocha.org/story/usg-op-ed-afghanistan-brink-total-collapse-%E2%80%93-unless-world-steps
- Secretary-General calls for continued engagement in Afghanistan, support to avoid ‘total meltdown’ of economy, at Tehran Conference (SG/SM/20995, 27 October 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20995.doc.htm
- Secretary-General strongly condemns attack on Kandahar, Afghanistan, Mosque (SG/SM/20976, 15 October 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20976.doc.htm
- Oral update on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan – Statement by Nada Al-Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, 14 December 2021: https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27960
- Op-ed: Afghanistan’s women are critical to its survival / by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous (12 October 2021): https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/10/op-ed-ed-bahous-afghanistans-women-are-critical-to-its-survival
- Secretary-General condemns ‘horrific’ attack at Kunduz, Afghanistan mosque (SG/SM/20958, 8 October 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20958.doc.htm
- Acute health needs in Afghanistan must be urgently addressed and health gains protected – Statement by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, and Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on their visit to Kabul (22 September 2021): https://www.who.int/news/item/22-09-2021-acute-health-needs-in-afghanistan-must-be-urgently-addressed-and-health-gains-protected
- Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths: Statement on Central Emergency Response Fund allocation to Afghanistan, 22 September 2021: https://reliefweb.int/node/3776174
- 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly: Side event – Safeguarding the achievements of 20 years of international engagement in Afghanistan: how to continue supporting the future of Afghan women and girls and their access to education: https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27508
- Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia to the UN High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan, 14 September 2021: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/9/speech-ded-bhatia-ministerial-meeting-on-the-humanitarian-situation-in-afghanistan
- Funding, protection for women top list of what is owed to Afghanistan in ‘most perilous hour’, Secretary-General tells High-Level Humanitarian Meeting (SG/SM/20896, 13 September 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20896.doc.htm
- Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths: Closing remarks at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan, 13 September 2021: https://reliefweb.int/node/3773570
- Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths’ remarks at High-Level Ministerial Event on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan: https://reliefweb.int/node/3773519
- High level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan: Statement delivered on behalf of Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, by Christian Salazar Volkmann, Director of the Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (13 September 2021): https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27450
- Oral update on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, 48th Session of the Human Rights Council, Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, 13 September 2021: https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27445
- Statement: Executive Director a.i. of UN Women, Ms Pramila Patten, stands in solidarity with Afghan women who are fighting for the respect of their fundamental rights and freedoms, 9 September 2021: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/9/statement-ed-patten-solidarity-with-afghan-women-fighting-for-respect-of-their-rights
- Statement: Executive Director a.i. of UN Women, Ms. Pramila Patten, expresses dismay and regret at the absence of women in the new Afghan governing authority,
7 September 2021: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/9/statement-ed-patten-dismay-and-regret-at-absence-of-women-in-afghanistan-government - As Afghanistan faces looming humanitarian catastrophe, Secretary-General calls for urgent scale-up in funding life-saving operation (SG/SM/20878, 5 September 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20878.doc.htm
- Afghanistan faces looming humanitarian catastrophe, Secretary-General warns, ahead of Ministerial Meeting to address country’s growing needs (SG/SM/20876 3 September 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20876.doc.htm
- Secretary-General calls on governments to provide timely, flexible funding for Afghanistan’s people in ‘Darkest Hour of Need’ as humanitarian crisis looms (SG/SM/20874, 31 August 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20874.doc.htm
- Statement: Pramila Patten, Executive Director a.i of UN Women, calls on the Taliban leadership to include women in the upcoming governance entity (31 August 2021): https://bit.ly/3yKhMff
- ‘After the airlift’. News Comment attributable to UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi (30 August 2021): https://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2021/8/612c87444/
- “We cannot abandon the children of Afghanistan in their time of need” – Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei, upon his return from Kabul (29 August 2021): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/we-cannot-abandon-children-afghanistan-their-time-need
- You represent best values of United Nations, Secretary-General tells Organization’s staff in Afghanistan (SG/SM/20864, 24 August 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20864.doc.htm
- 31st Special Session of the Human Rights Council: The serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan – Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (24 August 2021): https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27403
- We cannot, must not abandon people of Afghanistan, Secretary-General tells Security Council meeting, stressing ‘the world is watching’ (SG/SM/20853, 16 August 2021): https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20853.doc.htm
- UN Human Rights Chief urges action to prevent calamitous consequences for the people of Afghanistan (10 August 2021): https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=27370
- In Afghanistan, six points for a sustainable peace – 2020 Afghanistan Conference, Side event: Sustainable Peace Building. Segment A: Safeguarding and strengthening human rights and women’s participation. Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. 23 November 2020: https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26532
Selected UN Reports & Publications
- UNAMA Publications: https://unama.unmissions.org/publications
- UNAMA Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: https://unama.unmissions.org/protection-of-civilians-reports
- Afghanistan Opium Surveys: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/crop-monitoring/index.html?tag=Afghanistan
- Afghanistan – Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: Special Report – Airstrikes on alleged drug-procession facilities, Farah, 5 May 2019 (UNAMA / OHCHR): https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/AF/SpecialReportUSforAirstrikesBakwa.pdf
- Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghanistan: Preventing Torture and Ill-treatment under the Anti-Torture Law (UNAMA / OHCHR, April 2019): https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/AF/PreventingTortureReportApril2019.pdf
- Injustice and Impunity: Mediation of Criminal Offences against Women (UNAMA / OHCHR, May 2018): https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/AF/UNAMA_OHCHR_EVAW_Report2018_InjusticeImpunity29May2018.pdf
- Justice through the Eyes of Afghan Women: Cases of Violence against Women Addressed through Mediation and Court Adjudication (UNAMA/OHCHR, April 2015): http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/AF/UNAMA_Afghan_Women15April2015.docx
- Update on the Treatment of Conflict-Related Detainees in Afghan Custody: Accountability and Implementation of Presidential Decree 129 (UNAMA/OHCHR, February 2015): http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/AF/UNAMA_OHCHR_Detention_Report_Feb2015.pdf
- Impacts of Drug Use on Users and their Families in Afghanistan (UNODC, 2014): https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Studies/Impacts_Study_2014_web.pdf
- “Like a Bird with Broken Wings”: Afghan Women Oral History, 1978-2008 (UN Women, 2014): https://bit.ly/2OyQuUD
- A Way to Go: An Update on Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan (UNAMA / OHCHR, 2013): https://bit.ly/2kxhUZd
- Natural Resource Management and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan (UNEP / UN Country Team in Afghanistan, June 2013) http://postconflict.unep.ch/publications/UNEP_Afghanistan_NRM_report.pdf
- Corruption in Afghanistan: Recent patterns and trends (UNODC, December 2012): http://www.unodc.org/documents/frontpage/Corruption_in_Afghanistan_FINAL.pdf
- Treatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghan custody (UNAMA / OHCHR, October 2011): http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/AF/UNAMA_Detention_en.pdf
- Human Rights Dimension of Poverty in Afghanistan (OHCHR, March 2010): http://www2.ohchr.org/SPdocs/Countries/AF/PovertyReport_30032010.doc
Further Information
- UN News Centre Feature: Seizing on global trend, Afghan women reporters empower voices against violence (7 December 2017): https://news.un.org/en/story/2017/12/638702
- UN News Centre Feature: As Afghan war grinds on, a marginalized young generation raises its voice (31 October 2017): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=58002
- UN News Centre Feature: In Western Afghanistan, an ancient love of poetry thrives again (5 October 2017): http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=57817
- Afghanistan & the United Nations (History): http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/afghan/un-afghan-history.shtml
- Conference of Foreign Ministers – Rebuilding Afghanistan: Peace and Stability, Petersberg, Germany, 2 December 2002: https://unric.org/de/rebuilding-afghanistan-peace-and-stability-2-december-2002/
- UN Talks on Afghanistan, Bonn, Germany, 27 November – 5 December 2001: https://unric.org/de/un-talks-on-afghanistan-2001/
Selected Non-UN Sources
- NATO in Afghanistan
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_69349.htm - Security Council Report – Afghanistan
http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/afghanistan/ - The Humanitarian (formerly “IRIN News”) – Afghanistan:
http://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/asia/afghanistan - Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, 4-5 October 2016: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2016/10/04-05/
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