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Thirty three UNMIL staff members were brimming with enthusiasm and determined to apply their newly acquired skills as they graduated after a two-week intensive training course on 14 March. For some like David Koon, a Field…

Nigerian peacekeepers continue reach out to communities in their area of operation with various activities including teaching assistance to selected high schools, medical outreaches, vocational training, and counselling to…

The Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization of Liberia (BIN) has begun a recruitment drive to induct 250 new officers into the service with the assistance of UNPOL Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization Advisory Team…

KABUL - Afghan police women will be able to use their mobile phones to improve their literacy through a United Nations-backed programme which helps them overcome some of the challenges they face in balancing their work and…

KABUL - A United Nations report released today predicts an increase in opium cultivation in 12 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces this year. A joint production of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC) and the Afghan Ministry…

KABUL - The ongoing conflict in Afghanistan may have overshadowed its rich cultural heritage and history in recent years, but at a United Nations-backed event today, this heritage was highlighted in a ceremony in which the…

KABUL - At a conference linked to efforts on how to achieve a sustainable peace in Afghanistan this week, noted religious scholars from across the country called on warring sides to make "honest efforts" to put an end to the…

KABUL - The United Nations will provide a grant of US$58 million to Afghanistan for an initiative aimed at improving food security by enhancing the skills, services and income opportunities of rural women and men. The…

5 April 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, granted an interview to two international media on Friday, 5 April at UNIOGBIS, in which he launched an appeal on the…

The Heads of the United Nations Missions in Côte d'€™Ivoire (UNOCI) and Liberia (UNMIL), along with Government officials from both nations, met on the 5th of April 2013 in Monrovia to discuss current border security and…