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NEWYORK - The United Nations General Assembly adopted a “consensus resolution” in New York yesterday reaffirming the continued long-term support of the international community for Afghanistan’s peace, reconciliation and…
BANGKOK, Thailand - On 27-28 November, Ambassador Miroslav Jenča, SRSG and Head of UNRCCA, took part in the 2012 Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) entitled…
At the 6876th meeting of the Security Council, held on 30 November 2012, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The situation in Sierra Leone”, the President of the Security Council made the…
27 November 2012 - Representatives of security forces from 34 African countries are reunited in Bujumbura in a 2-day international conference sponsored by the United Nations to discuss their role in ending violence against…
PAKTYA - To commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, tribal elders, civil society members and provincial officials promised yesterday to join hands for eliminating violence against…
The Secretary-General congratulates President Ernest Bai Koroma and the people and institutions of Sierra Leone on the successful and peaceful elections held on 17 November 2012, which clearly demonstrated the people's strong…
Sabha, 25 November 2012 - A joint United Nations mission led by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General Georg Charpentier travelled to the Libyan South on 19-24 November, visiting the cities and environs of…
KABUL - United Nations in Afghanistan marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today by screening a UNAMA-produced video documentary amidst a ceremony in the capital, Kabul, and by organizing…
NANGAHAR – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has started distribution of winter assistance to returnee families in four provinces in Afghanistan’s east: Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman and Nuristan. A total of 4,000 “eligible” returnee…
Millions of women and girls around the world are assaulted, beaten, raped, mutilated or even murdered in what constitutes appalling violations of their human rights. From battlefield to home, on the streets, at school, in the…
KABUL - Ashura rituals were held across Afghanistan yesterday and passed peacefully, according to local media reports. Hundreds of people turned out to donate blood in hospitals in Kandahar and Faryab provinces to mark the…
Nairobi, 23 November 2012 – Today we condemn the targeted assassination of journalists in Somalia. We remember those journalists who lost their lives while exercising their right to freedom of expression and whose cases…