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30 March 2012 - The Security Council today urged political parties in Guinea-Bissau to engage in dialogue ahead of the upcoming run-off elections next month to ensure a peaceful conclusion to the electoral process that…

28 March 2012 - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday congratulated Senegal on the conduct of a peaceful, free, fair and transparent second round of presidential elections in the country, and called…

28 March 2012 - The United Nations envoy for Guinea-Bissau today stressed the need for strong international engagement to help the country complete the current political transition and move ahead on priorities such as…

KABUL - Afghan authorities have launched an investigation into the suspected poisoning of 156 female students attending a public school in Rostaq District of Takhar Province. According to the Ministry of Education in Kabul…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s two largest opium-growing regions are unlikely to see an increase in cultivation this year, whereas a number of other provinces, particularly in the country’s west, will see modest increases in…

Mine risk education programmes help to educate Afghans, especially children and women, about the threats of mines and unexploded ordinance KABUL - Shafiqa Zurmati, a mine risk education (MRE) trainer, distributes pictures of…

DAI KUNDI - Over four thousand people from around Dai Kundi came out today to celebrate the city’s Almond Festival, an annual event organized by the provincial government. Almond cultivation is a significant driver of the Dai…

KABUL - Mr. Alvaro Rodriguez, the new Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan, arrived in Kabul in early April. “I’m very glad to be in Afghanistan and am looking forward to working…

KABUL - Afghanistan has made significant progress on making conditions better for women survive pregnancy and childbirth. Yet health workers say there remains room for more progress. “In 2006, the maternal mortality rate was…

JALALABAD - UNAMA's new Deputy Special Representative of Secretary General (DSRSG) for Political Affairs, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, traveled to Jalalabad yesterday for his first travel outside Kabul since his arrival. He met with…