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KABUL - The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a session on Afghanistan today, 20 December, at 10:00 hours New York time (19:30 KBL Time) and can be followed at https://webtv.un.org/en The session will also be available…

KABUL – New UNAMA report ‘ The Handling of Complaints of Gender-Based Violence against Women and Girls by Afghanistan’s de facto Authorities’. The report is available and downloadable in English, Dari, Pashto *** The latest…

Mogadishu – The power of film to tell stories about human rights in Somalia was celebrated today with the culmination of the country’s first-ever film competition centred on human rights and supported by the United Nations.…

Mogadishu – At an event to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Somalia, the United Nations today commended the Federal Government for its progress in promoting the rights and inclusion of persons with…

Dakar, 26 November 2023 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, condemns the attempted overnight forcible…

In line with its strategic objective to support regional efforts to enhance democratic governance, the respect for the rule of law and human rights, UNOWAS hosted on 20 November, a Virtual Seminar of the West African Bar…

As MINUSMA inches closer to its withdrawal from Mali by 31st December 2023 in line with UN Security resolution 2690, it is important to acknowledge the significant contributions of the Nepal Explosive Ordnance Disposal…

Mogadishu – Wrapping up her second visit to the Horn of Africa country, the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia today highlighted the interlinkages of human rights and other developments in the…

An Indonesian police officer serving at the UN Mission in the Central African Republic, MINUSCA, was on Thursday awarded a top peacekeeping honour. First Sergeant Renita Rismayanti received the prestigious Woman Police…

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