KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) was today joined by Afghan officials and activists in marking International Women’s Day (8 March) at a ceremony in the capital, Kabul, in which they…
8th March 2014 - Only three weeks ago, Libya marked the Third Anniversary of its revolution; a revolution that was possible because Libyan men and women struggled, and collaborated to win their freedom after decades of an…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, joins the Somali people in celebrating International Women’s Day, and urges the Federal Government to broaden opportunities for…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, joins the Somali people in celebrating International Women’s Day, and urges the Federal Government to broaden opportunities for…
UN delegation arrived in Cameroun to assess the situation of victims The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa, Mr. Abou Moussa, arrived in Yaoundé on Friday 7 Friday, as planned, for a one…
KABUL - As the United Nations prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day, which falls on 8 March annually, the UN system in Afghanistan is marking the Day with a recommitment to its efforts to help improve gender…
VIENNA, Austria – On 6-7 March, senior officials of Central Asian states: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan together with the leadership of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (EC IFAS…
KABUL - The women’s committee of the High Peace Council (HPC), an Afghan body leading the country’s peace efforts, today submitted a petition – containing the signatures of more than 250,000 Afghan women and girls calling for…
6 March 2014 – Top United Nations officials today underscored the need for urgent action to confront the myriad challenges facing the Central African Republic (CAR), as the Security Council considered Secretary-General Ban Ki…
The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 48 of Security Council resolution 2127 (2013), by which the Council requested me, in consultations with the African Union, to report to it with recommendations on the…
GHAZNI - Religious scholars in Ghazni province on Wednesday urged families not to bar female members from casting their votes in next month’s elections.The views were expressed at a day-long seminar 'Women’s Participation in…