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Last year, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued “a red alert” over a range of dangers confronting the world, which “still persist” as 2019 looms: “These are anxious times for many, and our world is…

Taye-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Ambassador Mauro Vieira, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Guinea-Bissau Configuration of the…

GARDEZ - The active participation of young Afghans in peace-building is necessary for creating a more stable, inclusive and peaceful region, said participants at UN-backed events in the country’s southeast. In a series of…

It’s Thursday morning in Konna, and crowds have descended from all over the region to join one of the largest open-air port markets, right in the center of Mali. We are in the region of Mopti. Shoppers navigate through the…

SAR-E-PUL - A strong partnership between government and civil society is a critical necessity for improved service delivery, good governance and rural development, said participants at a UN-backed event in the northern…

The Special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau-UNIOGBIS- was released on 6 December, recommending the drawdown of the political mission in three phases…

NILI - Community elders, civil society activists, religious scholars and media representatives in the central highlands province of Daikundi gathered at a UN-backed symposium to strategize on ways to promote social cohesion…

NEW YORK - The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan said the possibility of a negotiated end to the conflict in Afghanistan has never been more real in the past 17 years than it is now. Tadamichi Yamamoto told the Security Council…

KUNDUZ - An ongoing countrywide campaign is underscoring the importance of media freedom and access to information as essential tools that can help foster peace and uphold human rights in Afghanistan. The initiative…

NEW YORK - The latest quarterly report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations in the country is now available. The UN Security Council is scheduled to…