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11 May - A study performed in three Guinea-Bissau regions by the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) shows that women, children and vulnerable people living far away from state justice…

KABUL - From just one radio station in 2001 to hundreds of news outlets now operating in Afghanistan, the growth of the media sector is one of the country’s greatest success stories and a huge step towards enabling the…

KABUL - An ambitious effort to plant one million trees is underway in Afghanistan which for the first year is counting its trees as part of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Billion Tree Campaign. The Billion…

18 April 2011 (UNODC) - A slight decrease in poppy cultivation can be expected in Afghanistan in 2011, despite the current high price of opium, shows the Opium Winter Rapid Assessment Survey (ORAS) released by UNODC today…

13 April 2011 - Guinea-Bissau authorities today started a two-day debate aimed to discuss the draft of a Programme on Witness Protection and Special Persons as part of the country's efforts to tackle criminality. Speaking at…

KABUL - Actor Jeremy Renner, who shot to fame playing a bomb disposal expert in the Academy Award-winning film The Hurt Locker, took a five-day visit to Afghanistan in late 2010 to highlight the efforts of the United Nations…

7 April 2011 - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guinea-Bissau, Gana Fofang, today hailed the Government of Guinea-Bissau for its debate on international aid…

KABUL - A week-long exhibit on living with landmines and the many faces of Mine Action by photographer Marco Grob today opens at Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in…

KABUL - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health and the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) are warning that urgent action is needed to curb excessive use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials or the world risks…

KABUL - On 28 October 2009, attackers stormed the Bakhtar guest house in Kabul killing five United Nations staff as part of a plan to disrupt the presidential election runoff. We remember: Jossie Esto, UNDP electoral…