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KABUL - The head of the United Nations anti-drugs agency has called for strengthening border controls around Afghanistan – still the world’s leading producer of opium and heroin – boosting security in that country, and…

NEW YORK - The UN General Assembly today convened a high-level meeting with youth from around the world to discuss challenges they face. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's speech to the participants is below. Mr. President of…

Hundreds of young people converged on the United Nations in New York today as the General Assembly kicked off a high-level meeting devoted to tackling the challenges facing youth and exploring their potential to bring about…

NEW YORK - Representatives from 400 youth groups will gather in New York on Monday to attend a high-level meeting on youth convened by the General Assembly to discuss a wide range of issues of concern to the younger…

KABUL - Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today met at their request with key women members of the Wolesi Jirga or the lower house of the Afghan Parliament…

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, thank you for convening this timely conversation. Special thanks also to our distinguished guests from regional and sub-regional…

KABUL - Afghanistan is struggling to improve health conditions for women, but indicators released recently show the country has the highest maternal mortality risk and the lowest female life expectancy in the world. According…

11 July 2011 - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and UNDP Resident Representative in Guinea-Bissau, Gana Fofang and the President of Brazil's Electoral Supreme Court today signed in Lisbon a…

NEW YORK - The everyday life of Afghan people living in the midst of conflict is the focus of a new photography exhibition currently on display at the United Nations Visitors Lobby in New York. “Afghanistan: Everyday in the…

KABUL - Although Afghanistan has suffered through years of war, the Afghan people prove that the spirit of Afghanistan is still very much alive. This is the message the Afghanistan Ambassador to the United Nations Mr. Zahir…