The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution reaffirming its continued support for human rights, counterterrorism efforts, and adherence to international law in Afghanistan. In a statement, UNGA said the resolution titled “The situation in Afghanistan” was adopted on Monday by a recorded vote of 116 in favour and two against (the United States More
The World Food Program says nearly 10 million people need food aid this summer in Afghanistan while it is only able to help one million. The World Food Program today wrote on its X page that this summer, the organization will provide life-saving emergency food assistance to one million people. It said the aid distribution More
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is scheduled to hold a special session today (Monday) to discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the UNGA, the session will begin at 10 a.m. local time in New York. It is expected to feature the adoption of a non-binding resolution reaffirming the More
A Belarusian man has been arrested after picking up a one-year-old Afghan boy and violently throwing him to the ground in the arrivals hall of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, media reports said on Thursday. The child reportedly sustained severe spinal and cranial injuries as a result of the attack. According to The Daily Mirror, the suspect, More
Turkmenistan and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable development and joint infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, including the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan railway. Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov met with Paola Pampaloni, Director of the European External Action Service for Asia, during the 17th Turkmenistan-EU Human Rights Dialogue in Brussels, the Caspian Post More
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on Afghanistan, followed by closed-door consultations, on Monday (June 23), the council said in a statement said on Saturday. In its statement, the Security Council wrote: “On Monday morning (23 June), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on Afghanistan. Special Representative of More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the international community to maintain its support for Afghanistan and not abandon the investments made in the country. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) quoted UNHCR’s representative in Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, as saying that millions of Afghans are returning to their More
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) will launch a large-scale program called “First Food for Afghanistan” to address the ongoing food crisis in the country. Half of children in Afghanistan are malnourished, and UNICEF is launching a major multi-sectoral program called “First Food for Afghanistan” to prevent this food crisis, UNICEF wrote in More
Four miners have died following the collapse of a coal mine in the Dara-i-Suf Bala district of northern Samangan province, a police official said on Sunday. Hashmatullah Rahmani, spokesman for the Samangan Police, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident occurred three days ago in the village of Lailawa Qobi. Following the collapse, four miners More
The United Nations has urged immediate global action to prevent malnutrition in Afghanistan, warning that efforts to combat the crisis have reached a critical juncture. In a joint statement, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said More
