All posts tagged "UN"

UN adopts first global artificial intelligence resolution

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the first global resolution on artificial intelligence that encourages countries to safeguard human rights, protect personal data,...

UN sounds ‘Red Alert’ as world smashes heat records in 2023

Every major global climate record was broken last year and 2024 could be worse, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday, with its chief voicing...

UN Security Council extends Afghanistan mission mandate for one year

The UN Security Council unanimously agreed on Friday to extend the UN mandate in Afghanistan for a further year. Resolution 2727, which won the unanimous support...

Tahawol: UN Secretary General expresses concern over Afghan women and girls’ situation

Excluding women from decision-making processes hinders Afghanistan’s future

Excluding Afghan women from decision-making processes deprives Afghanistan of any chance of emerging out of crises, the United Nations said on Sunday. “Excluding Afghan women from...

IEA urges UN to be impartial in reporting about Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called on the United Nations to “prioritize factuality and impartiality over superficiality and prejudice” in reporting about the country....

Women’s rights in Afghanistan a test for global community: UN official

The issue of women’s rights in Afghanistan is a test for global community, Alison Davidian, Special Representative for UN Women in Afghanistan, said on Friday on...

UN report on security incidents in Afghanistan untrue: IEA

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Thursday strongly rejected claims made in the latest United Nations report on the country, stating that the findings relating...

Guterres notes achievements and challenges in latest report on Afghanistan

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in his latest report on Afghanistan that although the Islamic Emirate (IEA) has achieved administrative consolidation in the political, security...

Bennett’s report yet another propaganda against IEA: Mujahid

The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Friday called a recent report on Afghanistan by UN expert Richard Bennett a “propaganda.” UN Special Rapporteur on the...

Bennet urges countries to initiate case against Afghanistan at ICJ over women’s rights

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennet, called on countries Thursday to initiate a case against Afghanistan at the International...

Saar: UN’s efforts to appoint a new envoy for Afghanistan

China regrets UN Doha meeting’s failure to have dialogue with IEA

China’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Yue Xiaoyong, on Saturday regretted that the United Nations’ meeting in Doha on Afghanistan earlier this week failed to have dialogue...

UN Doha meeting reinforced that world remains united on Afghanistan: US envoy

The recent UN-sponsored meeting on Afghanistan reinforced that the international community remains largely united and committed to supporting the Afghan people, U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan...

US State Department ‘not surprised’ IEA skipped UN meeting in Doha

The US State Department said on Tuesday that Washington was not surprised that the Islamic Emirate did not participate in the second Doha meeting that was...

Russia says IEA’s refusal to attend Doha meeting was justified

The Russian Embassy in Kabul said on Monday that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s(IEA) refusal to participate in the recent meeting of special envoys to Afghanistan...

Afghanistan envoys aim for future meetings with IEA, says UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said international envoys to Afghanistan hope for Islamic Emirate participation at their future meetings. This comes after the Islamic...

UN counter-terrorism chief highlights progress in curbing Daesh in Afghanistan

Vladimir Voronkov, UN Under-Secretary-General for the Office of Counter-Terrorism, has said that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has reduced Daesh’s ability to carry out attacks...

Hanafi urges UN to take steps towards recognizing IEA

Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy of the prime minister, said in a meeting with Kanni Wignaraja, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and...

Second Doha meeting on Afghanistan underway, without IEA participation

The second two-day meeting convened by the UN on Afghanistan got underway on Sunday in Qatar, in the absence of Islamic Emirate representation. Hosted by UN...