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27 October 2011 - Against the backdrop of West Africa as one of the major gateways for cocaine moving from South America into Europe, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov today arrived in Guinea-Bissau, accompanied by the…

KABUL - H.E. the Minister of Counter Narcotics of Afghanistan, Zarar Ahmad Moqbel Osmani and the Country Office Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Afghanistan, Mr. Jean-Luc Lemahieu, visited…

28 October 2011 - The number of Afghan refugees returning home has dropped substantially this year, with some 60,000 repatriating in the first 10 months compared to more than 100,000 over the same period in 2010, the United…

KUNDUZ - The first private radio station established by women in the northeastern region today started broadcasting a six-part United Nations radio series, Toward the Better Future. The head of the Kunduz Culture and…

KABUL - A major United Nations report has set out the challenges facing humanity a few days before the world's population is expected to reach seven billion. Full report - Press summary ENG - Press Summary_Dari - Press…

26 October 2011 - The Executive Director of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) , Under Secretary General Yury Fedotov accompanied by Mr. Said Djinit, the Special Representative of the Secretary General for West…

MAZAR - More than 300 people in Mazar-i-Sharif came out to hear what their government is doing for them. They sat in two long tables facing each other, government officials on one side, provincial council members representing…

Bissau, 24 October 2011 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau and Head of UNIOGBIS, Joseph Mutaboba, on Monday held discussions with political parties represented in the National Parliament on…

NEW YORK - Days from now, the human family will welcome its seven billionth member. Some say our planet is too crowded. I say we are seven billion strong. The world has made remarkable progress since the United Nations was…

KUNDUZ - An ancient regional type of wrestling and body building is being revised in northern Afghanistan, where the Kunduz Zurkhaneh Sports Federation was established with support from the Afghan Olympic Committee.…