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KABUL - Despite a 36 per cent drop in opium production in Afghanistan this year, the country saw 18 per cent rise in the area where the illicit crops were cultivated, according to a report released today by the Ministry of…

21 November 2012 - Guinea-Bissau's international partners have welcomed the opening of the country's parliament, expressed concern about human rights violations and urged the Transitional Government to protect the rights of…

KABUL - The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Afghanistan said yesterday that family planning is a basic human right and imperative for social and economic development. . Download UNFPA Press Release in…

KABUL - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has helped Afghan returnees living in Bamyan to better reintegrate with the local community. Through its national reintegration strategy in high return areas of Afghanistan, UNHCR Field…

KABUL – Mark Bowden of the United Kingdom arrived in Kabul today to take up the position of Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan. In a brief comment upon his arrival, Mr. Bowden said he was…

15 November 2012 - The United Nations Integrated Peace-building Office in Guinea-Bissau, UNIOGBIS, and the Supreme Court, formally launched on Wednesday 14 November 2012 at the National Center for the Training of Magistrates…

Prospects looked grim for especially children who were approaching their certificate exams when they fled the post-election conflict in Cote d’Ivoire early last year. For them, the future seemed compromised, as Liberia’s…

BAMYAN - A conference aimed at maintaining the Government transparency and accountability as well as increasing community participation opened in Bamyan today. During the eighth Bamyan provincial Annual Reporting Conference…

NEW YORK - Drawing attention to Afghanistan's vast mineral resources, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a recent statement that the mineral deposits discovered in the country should be managed properly and…

KABUL - Two students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) finished third in their age category at an international piano competition held in Frankfurt, Germany earlier this week. This is the first time that…