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KABUL - A high level meeting of regional countries that is set to begin Thursday in Kabul represents an opportunity for neighboring countries to shift their cooperation with Afghanistan from piecemeal acts of engagement into…

7 June 2012 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNIOGBIS today attended a meeting in Abidjan organized by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU) and the UN…

KABUL - A new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) says employment and decent work need to be made priorities in Afghanistan. The organization said the upcoming Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan should emphasize…

KABUL - Employment and decent work must be at the heart of plans for Afghanistan’s social and economic development, according to a new report on employment in the country released by the International Labour Organization (ILO…

KUNDUZ - World Environment Day was celebrated in Kunduz with an unusual group effort to clean city streets. The event, which saw nearly 1,000 residents take to the streets to collect garbage, was organized by civil society…

KABUL - Marking World Environment Day, United Nations officials today highlighted the need for a change in thinking and approach to ensure the sustainability of the Earth’s resources as the world population grows. UN News…

KABUL - UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov visited a poppy field in Badakhshan province, north-eastern Afghanistan and saw firsthand, the eradication by the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan and the hardships faced…

KABUL - Mr. Abdul Rahman Ghafoori, President of Central Statistics Organization (CSO), Dr. Laurent Zessler, UNFPA Representative, and Mr. Makoto Matsuda, Counselor of Economic Cooperation Section, Embassy of Japan in Kabul…

KABUL - As part of its continuing goal to improve the ability of the government of Afghanistan to improve the delivery of vital social development programs, today the United Nations donated 51 vehicles to three government…

KABUL - Nearly 250 representatives of Afghan civil society from all over the country came together at a two-day national conference to brainstorm key national issues and develop strong messages to be delivered at an…