KABUL - Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC, together with Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani, the Minister of Counter Narcotics of Afghanistan, launched a new UNODC Country Programme for Afghanistan (2012-2014) in Kabul today…
28 May 2012 - The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) today condemned the use of force by members of Guinean security and defense forces on Friday, 25 May 2012, against a group of…
25 May 2012 - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay took note that on 22 May the Military Command in Guinea Bissau handed over power to a transitional civilian government, following the signature of a…
NANGARHAR - In a region not known for its theatre, a United Nations-supported drama has been making waves and challenging beliefs on the subject of women’s rights. The Nangarhar Theatre Group has spent the last several weeks…
25 May 2012 - As part of their regular consultations on Guinea-Bissau, ambassadors and representatives of international organisations today held a consultive meeting chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary…
Nairobi, 25 May 2012 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, briefed the press today on the recent progress on the Somalia political process. The SRSG had just returned from three days…
KABUL - The United Nations-supported film project “Kabul, I love you” premiered today at the French Institute in Kabul at an event that included the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Michael Keating…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the assassination of Maulawi Arsala Rahmani, a senior member of the High Peace Council. Print English UNAMA extends its condolences to Maulawi…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expresses its support for the internationally-funded Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA) and its administration by the United Nations…
Mogadishu, 24 May 2012 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, is dismayed to learn of the brutal murder of a Somali journalist today in Mogadishu. Shabelle Radio…
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…
KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan today donated the first series of more than 60 cars and vans to support Government efforts to strengthen rule of law, justice and wellbeing of workers. In a donation ceremony held…