KUNDUZ - The UNAMA office in Kunduz held an “End of Year” celebration party for children on Monday. Over 120 children of all ages gathered at the UNAMA compound to welcome the year of 2013 and played football, flew kites…
We have come to the end of an historic year for Somalia, for the region and for the rest of the international community. On 10 September 2012 a new Somali Parliament, sitting in Mogadishu, elected a President—the first such…
29 December 2012- The United Nations System in Guinea-Bissau expresses its deepest condolences to the authorities and people of Guinea-Bissau for the lives lost during the boat tragedy of Friday 28 December 2012 and joins…
HELMAND - The peace and reconciliation process is proceeding successfully in Helmand province and hundreds of insurgents have joined the peace process and several reconstruction projects implemented through APRP, said the…
BALKH - Afghan Refugees and Repatriation Minister, Dr. Jamahir Anwari on Wednesday described absence of shelters as a major problem for the Afghans returning to the country. Speaking to journalists in Mazar-i-Sharif while…
KABUL - Over 4,000 Afghan refugee families returned back to their cities in the 9 north and northeastern province of Afghanistan since the beginning of 2012, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…
KANDAHAR - The religious scholars in Kandahar declared the suicide attacks as “Haram” based on the Quranic guideline and verses. This was stated by the ulamas in a gathering at Kandahar ulama shura office. All the scholars…
26 December 2012 - A delegation made up of representatives of five international bodies, the African Union (AU), Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European…
KABUL - As part of the Afghan Government's plan to distribute electronic identity cards to the Afghan citizens, the Ministry of Interior is currently recruiting personnel to be deployed in 401 registration teams throughout…
HELMAND - Helmand government launched an elimination of violence against women campaign. The campaign will be carried out through mass media and ulamas who will raise public awareness about women’s rights in order to…
Tripoli, 20 December 2012- The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General for Libya, Mr. Tarek Mitri, visited Misrata on 19 December 2012 to meet with the city's Local Council, Advisory Council and civil…