SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS DEADLY ATTACK AGAINST REFUGEE WORKER

IN AFGHANISTAN, CALLS FOR GREATER SECURITY MEASURES

The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 16 November:

UNEP PROJECT TO INTEGRATE ENVIRONMENT INTO AFGHANISTAN’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

AFGHAN FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM $6 MILLION PROJECT

TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL LIVELIHOODS, SAYS FAO

ROME, 6 October (FAO) -- More than 430,000 farmers in the mountains of the Hazarajat, one of the poorest regions of Afghanistan, will receive assistance over the next four years through a major development project, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement today.

OPENING AD HOC MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR CONTINUED

SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL PROCESS, SECURITY REFORM, RECONSTRUCTION

Following is the statement as delivered today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the high-level ad hoc meeting on Afghanistan:

“SITUATION WITH OPIUM CULTIVATION IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS

DIFFICULT”, SAYS UN COUNTER-NARCOTICS CHIEF

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UNITED NATIONS, AFGHANISTAN LAUNCH DRUGS INTERDICTION UNIT

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UN AGENCIES SAY AFGHANISTAN REAPS LARGEST EVER HARVEST,

BUT HUNGER REMAINS DESPITE HUGE CROP

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ROME/KABUL, 14 August (FAO/WFP) -- Afghanistan's cereal crop will be the largest harvest on record but many households will continue to require humanitarian assistance, according to a joint report released today by two United Nations food agencies.

KABUL HOSPITAL REBUILT BY UNFPA NOW PROVIDES LIFESAVING OBSTETRIC CARE

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KABUL, 14 July (UNFPA) -- Mothers and infants in north-west Kabul have a far better chance of surviving childbirth, following the inauguration today of a modern hospital rebuilt and refurbished with support from the Government of Italy and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.

AFGHAN TEENS SPEAK OUT AGAINST EARLY MARRIAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY

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KABUL, 10 July (UNFPA) -- “If my parents tried to force me to marry, I would refuse”, declared Zohal, 16, as her fellow students nodded in agreement.  The Afghan teenagers had just heard government leaders say that early marriage closes girls’ educational prospects and threatens their health, in a forum marking World Population Day.

UN, CENTRAL ASIAN GOVERNMENTS LAUNCH PROJECTS

TO COUNTER HEROIN FLOW FROM AFGHANISTAN

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