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KABUL - Civil society and media watchdog organizations urged the Government of Afghanistan today to immediately send the draft Access to Information Law to the parliament for approval in order to ensure “accountability…

KABUL - Eleven-year-old Mohamed Nasim, who is in sixth grade, wakes up at 5:30 every morning to take computer lessons in a makeshift classroom here in Borghaso village, Bamiyan Province, northwest of Kabul. He draws a house…

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan has joined forces with national and international partners to expand and complement existing programmes to strengthen the capacity of women police, and improve access to justice for…

BADAKHSHAN - Food prices have spiraled in 17 districts of northeastern Badakhshan province as roads linking the towns with provincial capital, Faizabad City, remained closed due to recent snowfall, officials said on Friday…

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Rule of Law, Louis Aucoin, has hailed the launch of a nationwide campaign to fight child rape as a momentous step in efforts to fight “a terrible scourge.” The…

Newly appointed Deputy SRSG for Consolidation of Democratic Governance, Aeneas Chuma told journalists on 9 January, at UNMIL’s first press conference of the year, that his first impressions of Liberia have been favourable: “I…

KABUL - Afghanistan registered significant progress in defending rights of journalists and promoting freedom of the press in 2012, an achievement hailed by both journalists and the Government of Afghanistan. In its World…

UNMIL’s new Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Leonard Muriuki Ngondi, says the mission’s transition and the gradual hand-over of security responsibilities to Liberian security agencies is a “positive move” that empowers Liberians.…

KABUL - Following weeks of bickering about the process of decision-making over the technical and legal aspects of the Presidential elections, attempts are underway to speed up the process. A recent decree from Afghan…

5 February 2013 - In spite of the recent steps taken by various parties in Guinea-Bissau to advance the transition process, insecurity and impunity are still serious issues that the Government must urgently address, a senior…