SRSG Kai Eide’s JCMB statement
30 November 2008 - This JCMB meeting will demonstrate that important progress is underway in some crucial areas of our work.
First of all, the ongoing work in the Ministry of Interior is broad and ambitious. It will lead to a stronger police, both in quality and number of police officers. English
Statement by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan
30 November 2008 - It is with enormous sorrow that I have learned of the death of an Afghan colleague who was a contract worker for UNHCR in Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. Belqis Mazloomyar was shot dead in front of elders at a meeting on 26 November of the local shura at Lower Sheikh Mesri, a temporary settlement for returnees. English - Dari & Pashto
UN Security Council urges Afghans, international partners to avoid recrimination, redouble efforts
27 November 2008 - A visiting United Nations Security Council delegation, today urged Afghans and their international partners to redouble their collaborative efforts and said that despite the serious problems of recent months there were new grounds for cautious optimism for Afghanistan. English -Dari - Pashto
UN Security Council Delegation meets Afghan President Hamed Karzai
24 November 2008 - The United Nations Security Council visiting Afghanistan this week has met with President Hamid Karzai and senior Afghan ministers. The 15 member delegation, which is led by Ambassador Giulio Terzi of Italy, is assessing the country’s progress in peace and rebuilding. English
UN refugee chief lauds Iran’s generosity in hosting uprooted Afghans
24 November 2008 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has lauded Iran’s long record of generosity in hosting uprooted Afghans and called on the international community to do more to ensure they can finally go home and rebuild their lives. English - Dari - Pashto
UN Security Council mission arrives in Kabul to assess Afghanistan progress
24 November 2008 – A UN Security Council delegation arrived in Kabul today to assess Afghanistan’s progress in peace and rebuilding, and to underscore the importance of regional cooperation for governance, security, and development. The delegation is being led by Ambassador Giulio Terzi of Italy and includes UN ambassadors and representatives from fourteen other countries.
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