FARYAB - Izumi Nakamitsu, the Director of the Asia and Middle East Division of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, led a UN delegation to Maimana city of Faryab province on Thursday last week. The officials were…
MAZAR - The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) was marked in Mazar-e-Sharif yesterday. Organized by a humanitarian NGO, Johanniter International, and supported by the United Nations, the day was celebrated in…
KABUL - The United Nations is to help Afghanistan combat the effects of climate change, teaming up with the country’s Government to implement a $6 million initiative that aims to operate in vulnerable communities and shore up…
Tripoli, 12 October 2012 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Georg Charpentier, expresses concern over…
Somalis are proactive disseminators of news inside and outside of their country and in order to engage with this vibrant and dynamic digital chat, UNPOS identified the need to have a direct link with these constituencies.
12 October 2012 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, Mr. Joseph Mutaboba, on Friday reiterated the United Nations' commitment to the West African country and its people. Speaking at a…
KHOST - Security officials burnt hundreds of kilogrammes of narcotics seized in various operations in Khost province yesterday, local officials said. The provincial police chief General Sardar Mohammad Zazai, said 569 litres…
EAST - During this year, a total of 671 families have returned from Pakistan to three eastern provinces – Nangarhar, Laghman and Kunar - with the assistance of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). UNHCR said every returnee to…
NANGARHAR - Asphalting work of a road in Angur Bagh area of Jalalabad city of Nangarhar province has been started with technical assistance from the UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT). Of the total funding required to…
SRSG Onanga commends Burundians for achievements in peace consolidation, confirms continued United Nations support to tackle the challenges still ahead Bujumbura, 3 October 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary…
Dakar, 8 October, 2012 - The Heads of the United Nations (UN) Peace Missions in West Africa held their twenty-fourth high-level consultation in Dakar to review progress in the coordination of the activities of the United…