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New York, 13 July 2010 - Said Djinnit, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, briefed the Security Council on the situation of peace and stability in the subregion and presented the report of the…

Addis Ababa, 05 July 2010 The Chairperson, Your Excellency, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi Distinguished representatives, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the newly appointed Special Representative of the…

New York, 12 July 2010 – The Secretary-General strongly condemns the vicious bombings yesterday in Kampala that claimed the lives of dozens of people and left hundreds wounded among Ugandans and other nationalities at…

11 July 2010 - Voice of Arghandab (Arghandab Zhagh) is the latest local radio station in Arghandab district, recently launched by Toryali Wesa, the Kandahar Provincial Governor and district officials. The Government-run radio…

11 July 2010 - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Human Rights Unit recently established the Protection of Civilian Committee in Armed…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) confirms that a Ministry of Interior escort supporting a UNAMA road movement was struck by an improvised explosive device in Parwan province yesterday, 8…

8 July 2010 - The United Nations today welcomed the priority programmes laid out by the Afghan Government in such areas as governance, development, and peace and security ahead of a major international conference to be held…

11 July 2010 - This year, some 60 countries are collecting data and counting people as part of the 2010 census process. A census is the only statistical operation that covers the whole population and all areas of a country…

9 July 2010 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) confirms that a Ministry of Interior escort supporting a UNAMA road movement was struck by an improvised explosive device in Parwan province yesterday…

8 July 2010 - The progress made by Guinea-Bissau following last year's political crisis could be jeopardized unless major reforms in the areas of defence and security are carried out, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a…