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KUNDUZ - The newly-appointed governor to Kunduz today vowed to bring visible and positive changes to the security situation and accelerate the reconstruction process within two months.Ghulam Sakhi Baghlani, who replaced…

KABUL - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose to record levels this year with a 36 per cent increase compared to last year, according to a new survey launched today by the United Nations drug and crime agency and the…

Beirut, Lebanon Thursday, 07 November 2013 United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly today met a delegation from the Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform (CCER) at the UN House in Beirut. Mr Plumbly welcomed…

KABUL - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose 36 per cent in 2013, a record high, according to the 2013 Afghan opium survey released today in Kabul by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics and the United Nations Office on…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the completion of the third phase of the country’s voter registration top-up exercise, with an additional three million Afghans now registered to…

JALALABAD - The Independent Radio Safa organized a discussion programme on the upcoming Presidential and Provincial Council elections, slated for 5 April next year, in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday.The programme…

KABUL - Over 20 tons of illicit narcotics, precursor materials and alcohol – seized by Afghan authorities in raids in Kabul and its outskirts over the past ten months – were destroyed in a bonfire today, in the presence of…

New York - The Security Council today extended the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to 31 October 2014, requesting the African Union to increase the troop strength of that regional peacekeeping body…

How best to support women candidates is a question a group of women and men sought to look for answers to at a workshop in Tripoli organized by the UN Support Mission in Libya. How best to support women candidates in the…

11 November 2013 – Former President Kumba Ialá, received by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of the United Nations (UN), José Ramos-Horta, in the official residence, ensured that his sole intention…

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan has issued an appeal to the international community for funds for the country’s mine action programme which has experienced a 25 per cent drop in its funding this year compared to last…

The United Nations and the Libyan Ministry of Defence are pleased to invite you to attend a roundtable discussion they are jointly organizing on the theme: “The Role of Women in Dialogue and Peace-Building in Libya". The…