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13-885: United Nations Assistance Mission may refer to: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), established 28 March 2002 United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), established 14 August 2003 United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), established 5 October 1993 United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), established 3 June 2013 United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), established 3 June 2020 See also [ edit ] United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs List of United Nations peacekeeping missions Topics referred to by

26-788: A temporary remote office in Almaty, Kazakhstan in September 2021 to continue international humanitarian cooperation as result of the Taliban takeover. Since 2008, and following a directive of the UN Secretary-General, UNAMA is an integrated mission. This means that the Special Political Mission, all UN agencies, funds and programmes, work in a multidimensional and integrated manner to better assist Afghanistan according to nationally defined priorities. The SRSG

39-469: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA was established on 28 March 2002 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1401 . Reviewed annually, this mandate has been altered over time to reflect the needs of the country and was extended for one year, on 15 March 2024, by

52-599: Is expected to manage UN support for development efforts in Afghanistan , including capacity building and coordination of humanitarian assistance from international bodies. Ratwatte (DSRSG humanitarian) also holds the post of UN Resident Coordinator for Afghanistan, responsible for the coordination of the work of the UN Country Team. The UNCT in Afghanistan comprises 20 agencies, funds and programmes with offices in Afghanistan. Special Representative of

65-589: Is responsible for all UN activities in the country and directly oversees the Security Section, Strategic Communication Service, Human Rights Section, and Peace and Reconciliation. The SRSG's Chief of Staff oversees UNAMA's Field Offices. Two deputy Special Representatives (DSRSG) oversee the main pillars of the mission – political and developmental issues. Included under these pillars are mission sections specializing in issues such as political analysis, reporting, and outreach, and donor coordination, as well as

78-769: The General Assembly. Agencies such as UNICEF have been operating in Afghanistan since 1949. UNAMA's headquarters is in Kabul and it maintains a field presence across Afghanistan, as well as liaison offices in Pakistan and Iran. The Mission has around 990 staff: 644 Afghan nationals, 255 international staff, 68 international UNVs and 19 national UNVs (Figures from September 2024). The Mission has offices in Bamyan, Faizabad, Gardez, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kabul, Kandahar, Kunduz, Maimana, Pul-i-Khumri, and Jalalabad. The UNAMA opened

91-755: The Secretary-General A special representative of the Secretary-General is a highly respected expert who has been appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to represent them in meetings with heads of state on critical human rights issues. The representatives can carry out country visits to investigate alleged violations of human rights and act as negotiators on behalf of the United Nations . Special Representatives active as of June 2023 include: Some of

104-582: The UN Security Council Resolution 2727 (2024) . Resolution 2678 (2023) Stressing the important role that the United Nations will continue to play in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan. The Security Council also passed a second  Resolution 2679 (2023)  calling for an integrated and independent assessment with forward-looking recommendations for an "integrated and coherent approach" to address Afghanistan’s challenges. The Security Council also recognized that

117-418: The coordination of UN agencies funds and programmes. UNAMA is headed by Special Representatives of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, who was appointed to the post in September 2022, replacing Deborah Lyons . Nine Special Representatives have served in this capacity - Lakhdar Brahimi , (former Algerian Foreign Minister) served from October 2001 to January 2004, Jean Arnault held

130-428: The post from February 2004 to February 2006, followed by Tom Koenigs from March 2006 to December 2007, Kai Eide from 2008 to 2010, Staffan di Mistura from 2010 to 2011, Ján Kubiš from 2012 to 2014, Nicholas Haysom from 2014 to 2016, Tadamichi Yamamoto from 2016 to 2020, and Deborah Lyons from March 2020 to June 2022. Georgette Gagnon was appointed Deputy SRSG (political) in September 2024. Indrika Ratwatte

143-421: The renewed mandate of UNAMA is consistent with its resolutions 1662 (2006) , 1746 (2007) , 1806 (2008) , 1868 (2009) , 1917 (2010) , 1974 (2011) , 2041 (2012) , 2096 (2013) , 2145 (2014) , 2210 (2015) , 2274 (2016) , 2344 (2017) , 2405 (2018) , 2460 (2019) , 2489 (2019) , 2543 (2020) , 2596 (2021) , 2626 (2022) The United Nations has been involved in the region since 1946 when Afghanistan joined

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156-463: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title United Nations Assistance Mission . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Assistance_Mission&oldid=1200104589 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

169-512: Was appointed Deputy SRSG (humanitarian) in November 2023. The Deputy SRSG (political) also has specific responsibility for political affairs: political outreach, conflict resolution, and regional cooperation. Responsibilities include the analysis and reporting, political affairs, Women, Peace and Security, rule of law and a liaison office in Islamabad. UNAMA's Deputy SRSG (humanitarian)

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