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Afghanistan now most repressive country for women: UN
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative and head of the UN's Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, strongly condemned recent Taliban decrees that have further eroded the rights of Afghan women.
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A more pluralistic polity only way forward for Afghanistan: UN Special Rep
Updated : 3 months ago IST
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is focusing on maintaining a dialogue with the Taliban in hope of a better future for Afghanistan, where everyone, women, men, girls, and boys, can live a life with dignity and equality, Otunbayeva said.
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UN special representative urges all to avoid escalation in Northern Kosovo
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], August 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) Caroline Ziadeh is concerned about the situation in northern Kosovo and is calling for the restoration of freedom of m
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Taliban's ban on girls' education to cause irreparable damage if not rever
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Doha [Qatar], March 26 (ANI): Taliban's decision of banning girls' education will cause irreparable damage to Afghanistan if not reversed, said Deborah Lyons, UN Special Representative in a meeting in Qatar with Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban member who currently serves as the Islamic Emirate of
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Taliban Foreign Minister meets UN special envoy, discusses human rights is
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23 (ANI): Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons and discussed human rights, humanitarian assistance, development projects, the banking sector, economic growth, and other issues.
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Kabul: UN special envoy meets acting Taliban Foreign Minister, discusses r
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 23 (ANI): Ahead of a Security Council briefing on Afghanistan, UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons met with the acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban regime, Amir Khan Muttaqi.
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Former Afghan president discusses humanitarian issues with UN Representati
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 (ANI): Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai met with UN Special Representative Deborah Lyons and discussed humanitarian assistance, local media reported on Monday.
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Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever, says UN envoy
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 18 (ANI): Although progress has been made in Somalia's electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggle for legitimacy: UN official
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Asserting that Afghans feel abandoned by the international community and anxious about their new leadership, a senior UN official stressed that the international community must remain engaged with Taliban leaders in order to shape a more positive future traj
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IS-K expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces, Taliban unable to stop them
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New York [US] November 18 (ANI): Deborah Lyons, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, has said that the Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) is now expanding to nearly all Afghan provinces and the Taliban are unable to stop them, reported Sputnik.
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UN special envoy meets women religious scholars in Kabul, discusses Islami
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): A top UN Special Representative in Afghanistan on Sunday met with women religious scholars in Kabul and discussed different aspects of Islamic Law and the key issues concerning rights of girls and women in the country.
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UN envoy for Sudan discusses 'options for mediation' with Prime Minister H
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Special Representative for Sudan Volker Perthes met with ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to discuss the situation in the country.
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