04 October 2011 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has expressed his strong condemnation of a vehicle-borne suicide bomb attack at a Transitional Federal Government complex in south…
New York, 04 October 2011 – The Secretary-General is appalled by the vicious suicide bomb attack targeting government offices and ministries in Mogadishu today, which has killed scores of people and injured many more…
04 October 2011 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has expressed his strong condemnation of a vehicle-borne suicide bomb attack at a Transitional Federal Government complex in south…
1 October 2011 - The Humanitarian Country Team in Afghanistan has called for US$142 million to help the Government provide life-saving assistance to an estimated 3 million people affected by drought in 14 provinces in the…
KABUL - Representatives from the international community met with Afghan Government officials on 27 September and reaffirmed their commitment to the Afghan peace process, following the assassination of Professor Burhanuddin…
NEWYORK - The head of the United Nations agency that defends press freedom today condemned the killing of an Iranian journalist in an attack in neighbouring Afghanistan, and called for better safety for journalists working in…
KABUL - Representatives from the international community met with Afghan Government officials on 27 September and reaffirmed their commitment to the Afghan peace process, following the assassination of Professor Burhanuddin…
Second Session from 3 to 7 October 2011- Saly, Senegal Dakar, 30 September 2011 - The United Nations entity for Gender equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) and the United Nations Office in West Africa (UNOWA), in close…
Second Session from 3 to 7 October 2011- Saly, Senegal Dakar, 30 September 2011 - The United Nations entity for Gender equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) and the United Nations Office in West Africa (UNOWA), in close…
This year, World Habitat Day falls during the month when demographers predict our planet’s seven billionth inhabitant will be born. The future that this child and its generation will inherit depends to a great degree on how…
FARYAB - The Faryab wheelchair basketball players, the reigning national champions in Afghanistan, demonstrated the team’s skills on the court at the Maimana Public Hospital in a friendly match to mark Peace Day. The game…
2 October 2011 - Hundreds of females students in Kandahar urged an end to violence at an event at the Afghan-Canadian Community Centre ( ACCC) organized to mark the International Day of Peace. “If there is peace in our…