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NEW YORK - While the United Nations and its partners would continue to provide immediate humanitarian relief to Afghanistan, aid alone was not enough to deal with the conflict-torn nation’s myriad challenges, the United…
KABUL - Concerns over the credibility of the electoral process and transfer of power in the presidential elections of 2014 brought together the two largest political opposition of Afghanistan. The National Front of…
SRSG breifing - Meeting of the Security Council, 10 May 2012 Mr. President, Libya is approaching a key moment in its democratic transition. On 1 May, registration of voters opened for the election of a National Congress - the…
KABUL - After decades of sustained clearance efforts, Afghanistan is within 10 years of becoming free from the impact of mines. Working closely with the Afghan Government, the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) has…
KABUL - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is seriously concerned that the protection needs of civilians, especially children and their right to education are being violated through reported attacks by…
To support non-state actors and reduce election violence, the UN organized a four-day friendly soccer competition for ex-combatants in Waterloo from 5-13 May 2012.
Mogadishu, 11 May 2012 – A technical cooperation agreement on assistance to Somalia in the areas of human rights was signed earlier today by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Office of the High Commissioner for…
KABUL - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, is calling on donor states to continue supporting the people of Afghanistan affected by the conflict and natural disasters. Valerie Amos, who is also the…
KABUL - An eight-member delegation from the Wolesi Jirga’s Women Committee has visited Bamyan to assess the situation of women during the security transition period, and find positive examples that it can show in other…
8 May 2012 - As negotiations towards finding a solution to the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau continue, the Security Council today reiterated its readiness to consider targeted sanctions against those involved in last…
MAZAR - The United Nations has distributed humanitarian aid to 175 internally displaced families in the northern province of Balkh who were forced to leave their home due to ongoing drought and insecurity. The families from…
KANDAHAR - Shortage of opium in the markets of Helmand and Kandahar provinces has increased the demand and prices have gone up. The key reasons for shortage in the market are government’s eradication programme and weak poppy…