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"MINUSMA is implementing the four R’s of the waste policy of DPKO/DFS: reduce, reuse, recover and recycle." The objective of the environmental policy for UN peacekeeping missions is reduce their impact on environment. The…

PUL-E-KHUMRI - The active participation of young Afghans in democratic processes is crucial in creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful country, said panellists during a UN-backed television programme focused on…

MAIDAN SHAR - Improved access to justice is essential to socio-political stability and economic development, said participants at a recent UN-backed symposium set up to discuss implementing Afghanistan’s new penal code in the…

The Secretary-General is following with concern developments in Mali and the violent clashes sparked by the holding of demonstrations by opposition parties today in Bamako. He calls for calm and restraint by all parties, and…

HERAT - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, visited the country’s western province of Herat this week to meet first-hand with government officials and other community leaders to discuss several…

KABUL - As Afghanistan moves forward with efforts to hold key parliamentary and district elections on 20 October 2018, the Afghan public has taken an intense interest in the high stakes of the democratic process, which also…

KABUL - At an event hosted by top UN officials, prominent women’s rights activists and civil society leaders spoke out against Afghanistan’s traditional mediation practices, stressing that serious crimes against women and…

On May 29 th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the first United Nations peacekeeping operation – the UN Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East. On this 70 th anniversary, we express our…

MAHMUD RAQI - In the central region of Afghanistan, the United Nations is continuing an initiative to leverage the power of local communities to work together toward resolving conflict peacefully. During a special radio…

At the opening session of the Forum, the Coordinator of the Guinean Women's Council (CMG), Francisca Vaz, said that "the cyclical instability experienced in Guinea-Bissau for several years contributed to the continuous…