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Afghanistan mines
KABUL - Deminers commemorate the International Day for Mine Awareness in Afghanistan where more than 15,000 minefields and battlefields have been cleared in the last two decades.
World Health Day 2010
7 April 2010 - World Health Day is marked across the world today. Website: World Health Organization
Nowruz tree plantation drive starts in Bamyan
7 April 2010 - In the historical province of Bamyan, the provincial Government, UN agencies, local communities and youth groups have joined together to plant trees during the Afghan New Year plantation drive. Up to 450,000…
One day celebration, one year campaign
7 April 2010 - Afghanistan joins World Health Day today with efforts being stepped up to address urban health issues and keep safe drinking water and underground water free from contamination. This year health-related events…
World Health Day in Afghanistan
7 April 2010 - World Health Day is being marked today with a number of events and activities across Afghanistan. At an event at the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital in Kabul one of the key note speakers was Peter Graaff, Country…
Joint Statement MoPH – WHO – UNICEF
7 April 2010 - Today in Kabul the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Public Health held a celebration at the Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital to mark World Health Day. UNAMA Radio on Health Day - Full statement
Islam and the Environment
7 April 2010 - The First Scientific Seminar on Environmental Concepts in Islam was held today at the Kabul University. The well-attended seminar at the university auditorium was a joint effort of Afghanistan’s National…
Being "urban poor" is more difficult than being "rural poor"
7 April 2010 - People tend to come to cities in the hope for a better future, but not everyone in the city finds a better future, Peter Graaff, Country Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan, told a…
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Urbanization and health
NEW YORK - World Health Day 2010 focused on urbanization and health with the campaign "1000 cities - 1000 lives" calling on cities worldwide to open up streets for health activities.
Students, youths and locals to make Jalalabad cleaner
8 April 2010 - Different stakeholders in Afghanistan’s eastern regional hub of Jalalabad today vowed to make the city cleaner by mobilizing students, youths and local denizens. Observing the World Health Day in the Nangarhar…
Recent rhetoric unhelpful for Afghanistan’s relations with its partners – Ban
9 April 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he continues to expect full cooperation between Afghanistan and its global partners, adding that recent comments critical of the international community by the country’s…
UNAMA's review of the week - photos and stories
9 April 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS