[Press statement]

Women in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan, walking to fetch water from a nearby spring as there is no water available in their village. Photo: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell
Kabul, Afghanistan — As the world marks the…

[Press statement]

Women in Bamiyan province, central Afghanistan, walking to fetch water from a nearby spring as there is no water available in their village. Photo: UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell
Kabul, Afghanistan — As the world marks the…
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.
**Briefing today
Good afternoon. At 2 p.m., there will be a briefing in this room by Annalena Baerbock (Germany), who…

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