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JALALABAD - A longstanding dispute over water resources between two tribes in the eastern province of Nangarhar has been resolved through mediation and community engagement. A peace Jirga involving the Markikhil and Kadarkhil…

KUNDUZ - Kunduz University students have an opportunity this year to learn more about human rights as a result of a cooperation between UNAMA and the university. Participants in the first of a quarterly series of seminars…

The International Support Group for Central Africa (GIS-RCA) held its second meeting on 17 th April in Bangui to discuss ways and means for a better implementation of the Khartoum Peace Agreement, in presence of Central…

It’s 6 a.m. at the Bangladeshi military compound in the city of Gao, in the North of Mali. The complex, composed of several tents, is as busy as a bee hive, for in the desert areas the days start much earlier than in the rest…

KANDAHAR - Activists in Kandahar are turning to social media to better coordinate and strengthen efforts to promote women’s rights. To help further the effective and safe use of social media, Kandahar field office of UN…

HERAT – Providing a safe working environment is essential to women’s personal development and participation in public life, stressed participants during a UN-backed TV discussion in the western province of Herat. Panelists…

On April 8th, the Camp ‘’Bataillon du Soutien et de Service’’ (Camp BSS) of Bangui hosted the launch of the awareness campaign on the new Military Code of Justice to the attention of the Armed Forces of the Central African…

SUROBI - Leaders in the Surobi district of Kabul province are turning to radio to urge community members to join local peace initiatives and development projects. Elders’ Shura members, religious scholars, women’s…

HELMAND – Providing women with access to education is the most sustainable means of addressing gender inequality and improving the lives of women, stressed participants in a series of UN-backed radio discussions in the…

HERAT - Ending the conflict is the only sure way to protect civilians from harm said participants at UN-backed TV programmes in the western province of Herat. In a series of televised discussions, panelists from civil society…