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UN Afghanistan Quarterly, 2014, Issue 2 and 3 Stories inside include... New Leadership: Music Concert: UN chief appoints Prominent Afghan Nicholas Haysom singer, Farzana Naz, as his new Special performs at live TV Representative for concert to mark Afghanistan Page 3 UN Day Page 10 Volume 4, Issue 2 | Summer / Fall 2014 Afghanistan Quarterly Kubiš: Let’s learn from Afghan resilience UN special envoy speaks about the UN’s assistance to Afghanistan. chance to be here and to support the authorities and the people of Afghanistan in this. UNAMA: Could you describe UNAMA’s and the UN’s main achievements in Afghanistan during the past two years? Kubiš: What we need to do is work to support Afghanistan through different concrete ac- tivities, projects mostly delivered by UN agencies, funds and pro- grammes. UNAMA, as a special political mission, has a very broad mandate; we are covering the work of the whole UN system but with a focus on certain specific ar- eas related to human rights, wom- en’s rights, development of insti- tutions and systems of democracy. For example, in the human rights area, UNAMA has helped Afghanistan and the Afghan people advocate for their rights, protect people from abuse and United Nations Special Representative Ján Kubiš during an interview in Kabul. (Photo: Fardin Waezi) promote accountability where he United Nations’ top en- to implement UNAMA’s Security is one of the most enriching ex- abuses have taken place. We voy for Afghanistan lauded Council mandate, which centres periences I’ve had in my profes- monitor what is happening with Tthe Afghan people and au- on support for Afghan political sional life. I was very happy that civilian casualties, not only for the thorities for their tenacity in suc- institutions, authorities and people I was given the opportunity to be sake of monitoring, of course, but cessfully completing a peaceful in many different areas of activity. here during this important phase also in seeking to reduce those ca- and democratic transfer of power In an interview, UNAMA’s out- of development in the country, sualties. Although I can’t say that this year, as well as for their vision going chief talked about his time in this period of transition. In- the figures are good, at least we are for the future of the country. serving in Afghanistan, discussed deed, Afghanistan is becoming managing to bring to the attention Ján Kubiš, shortly before com- the aspects of his work that have a true sovereign. Sovereignty of all the respective parties our pleting his term as the Special Rep- been personally meaningful to means taking responsibility for key concerns, and we are relent- resentative of the Secretary-Gen- him and outlined the UN’s assis- everything happening here in lessly working with them to see a eral (SRSG) for Afghanistan and tance to the country during a time the country, and contributing to reduction of civilian casualties. head of the UN Assistance Mission that he described as a period of global development. Issues relating to women’s in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said ongoing parallel transitions. This challenging period of on- rights are important for every the millions of Afghans who voted UNAMA: How would you going parallel transitions—secu- society, and for this society as have been honoured through the characterize the almost three rity transition, military transition, well; therefore, I was happy that agreement to form a government years you’ve worked as SRSG for economic transition and of course we were actively engaged on of national unity. UNAMA and as the top UN offi- political transition—was criti- these issues. During his time in Afghani- cial in Afghanistan? cally important for the country. Given our mandate, and given stan, Mr. Kubiš has been working Kubiš: I would say that this I was pleased that I was given a Continued on page 8 >> 2 United Nations: Afghanistan Quarterly Volume 4, Issue 2 | Summer / Fall 2014 Unprecedented Afghan political transition The conclusion of the Afghan presidential elections and subse- quent move to form a government of national unity represent an unprecedented political transition. fghanistan passed a no- table milestone in 2014, Aas the country began the process of forming a new govern- ment of national unity through a United Nations-supported elec- tion process, marking the first- ever peaceful transfer of power in the country’s history from one elected president to another. Following the inauguration on 29 September of Dr. Ashraf Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani presides over the oaths taken by the Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Ghani as the new president and Abdullah and his deputies at the presidential secretariat in Kabul. (Photo: Fardin Waezi) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah as the As part of this support, the Chief Executive Officer of Af- “The national unity government UN and the International Secu- ghanistan, UN Secretary-Gener- rity Assistance Force transport- al Ban Ki-moon and the Security is necessary in Afghanistan’s ed all ballot boxes to the Inde- Council hailed the inauguration, pendent Election Commission while reiterating the world body’s development to create a level of headquarters in Kabul. The UN commitment to supporting Af- brought in international observ- ghanistan’s new administration. stability in the country.” ers and elections support staff “Both President Ghani and to supervise the comprehensive Dr. Abdullah carry the nation’s —Nicholas Haysom vote-audit process. expectations,” said the Secre- was part of an agreement reached had a choice between Dr. Ghani This political transition coin- tary-General’s Special Repre- on 12 July by the two presidential and Dr. Abdullah to replace in- cides with the country’s security sentative for Afghanistan, Ján candidates, Dr. Ghani and Dr. cumbent Hamid Karzai as the transition, with the Afghan forc- Kubiš, in a statement following Abdullah, breaking an impasse country’s leader. The two can- es taking over full responsibility the inauguration. that emerged after the announce- didates emerged after the first from international partners, who “The many challenges facing ment of preliminary results from round of polling on 5 April, but are expected to end their missions Afghanistan can only be over- the election’s run-off on 7 July. with no candidate garnering the in December 2014. come through unity and states- The agreement followed an number of votes needed to be- The Secretary-General’s Dep- manship,” added Mr. Kubiš, who intensive UN-supervised audit come president. uty Special Representative in the represented the UN chief at the of 100 per cent of ballots cast in The UN, mandated to support country, Nicholas Haysom, said inauguration. the 14 June run-off vote—roughly the organization of the elections, the formation of the national uni- The formation of the national eight million ballots and 23,000 was jointly requested by the two ty government is necessary in Af- unity government, which the UN ballot boxes—in the presence of presidential candidates and also ghanistan’s development to create called “an embodiment of the the candidates’ agents and domes- separately by the authorities of stability in the country. He noted, wishes of the people of Afghani- tic and international observers. Afghanistan, to coordinate inter- however, that the transition will stan to live and work together,” In the run-off vote, Afghans national supervision of the audit. be difficult to manage. “The war, in many senses, is unsustainable in the long-term, and Afghans need to find a way to live together in peace and harmo- ny,” Mr. Haysom said. “It is up to them to find processes that would enable them to do so.” Speaking about the UN’s role in the process, Mr. Haysom said the world body will continue to support efforts designed to en- sure that a spirit of collaboration is part of the process. He called attention, in particular, to Af- ghanistan’s pressing economic situation, as well as its peace and reconciliation efforts, as chal- lenges the country will face in the months and years ahead. “The UN will be looking to do- nors to make up something in the fiscal gaps, something between the money that they need and the money that they have in the short- The UN and ISAF transport ballot boxes to the Independent Election Commission in Kabul. (Photo: Fardin Waezi) term,” said Mr. Haysom. Volume 4, Issue 2 | Summer / Fall 2014 United Nations: Afghanistan Quarterly 3 Haysom UN highlights mental health at appointed as UNAMA Youth Day events in Afghanistan International Youth chief Day is observed annu- ally on 12 August, with this year’s observance focusing on the global theme of “Youth and Mental Health.” ighlighting the need for improving mental health Hamong Afghan youth, a United Nations official on 12 Au- gust said that mental health con- ditions—driven by decades of insecurity, violence, poverty and unemployment—have left their mark on generations of the coun- try’s youth. “More than one million of our Musicians perform at an International Youth Day event in Kabul on 12 August. In n 25 September 2014, his message for the Day, UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for enabling youth with men- United Nations Secretary- young people in Afghanistan are tal health conditions to realize their full potential. (Photo: Sayed Muhammad Shah) OGeneral Ban Ki-moon suffering from mental health con- announced the appointment of ditions each year,” said the then tive of overcoming stigma and dis- Information and Culture (MoIC) Nicholas Haysom as his Special Acting UN Resident Coordina- crimination to ensure that young with the assistance and coordina- Representative and Head of the UN tor in Afghanistan, Annette Sachs people with mental health condi- tion of the United Nations Popula- Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Robertson, at an event organized tions can lead full and healthy lives tion Fund (UNFPA), Dr.
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