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During the celebrations marking the International Women’s Day on 8 March in Bentol City, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Karin Landgren hailed Liberia for its commitment to fight violence perpetrated against…

KABUL - Participants at a one-day conference in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, today called for the country’s political parties to improve their image as a whole, as many people do not have full confidence in the parties’…

The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today announced the deployment of a new Nepalese Formed Police Unit (FPU) to support peace and stability in Liberia. Around 120 Nepalese police officers arrived in Monrovia this…

21 March 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, paid a courtesy visit on Thursday to Supreme Court President Paulo Sanhá. During the visit, he presented to Mr. Sanhá…

The transatlantic slave trade raged for 400 years and claimed more than 15 million victims. Africans and people of African descent were victims of these brutal acts and continue to suffer the consequences. On the…

KABUL - The ability of Afghan police to respond to the health consequences of sexual abuse and violence received a boost this week, through the provision of a United Nations-backed training course. Organized by the…

18 March 2012 - A UN Technical Assessment Mission (TAM), arrived in Guinea-Bissau over the weekend (16-17 March). The Mission will hold meetings with representatives of the United Nations system, national stakeholders…

The hand-over of security responsibilities by UNMIL to Liberian authorities, as the Mission progressively scales down its operations in the country would be “a slow and gradual process that has been carefully planned and…

KABUL - The negative impact of child marriage will be highlighted in a new United Nations-produced animated film, with the aim of raising awareness of the issue amongst Afghan communities. 'Teacher Malalai’s Adventures…

KABUL - Afghanistan registered South Asia’s fastest growth in a range of measures of human development over the past dozen years, according to a recently-published United Nations flagship report. The UN Development Programme…