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KUNDUZ - Promoting good governance was the focus of the first of a series of north-eastern provincial meetings designed to enhance the ability of civil society organizations to form more productive links with local government…

MEHTAR LAM - Empowering Afghan women to participate more in public life to help shape the futures of their communities and their country was the aim of a forum held in Laghman, an eastern mountainous province facing numerous…

KANDAHAR - Actors highlighted the serious issue of child recruitment during an open-air theatre performance in southern Kandahar province, raising awareness in the community about children’s rights. The UNAMA-supported…

In this new partnership framework, the Government and the United Nations have agreed to focus on four key areas of intervention: The State institutions, including defense, security, and justice, consolidate the stability and…

The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau-UNIOGBIS- supports and organizes the meeting with the collaboration of civil society organizations and international facilitators. The talks will bring…

ASADABAD - The essential role of media in supporting democracy and development was discussed at a UN-backed event in Kunar, an eastern mountainous province facing numerous security challenges in its mostly rural, remote…

FAIZABAD - It is critical that Afghan women participate in peace processes, security initiatives and political spheres, said government and community leaders at a televised forum broadcast in Badakhshan, a northeastern…

New York – Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), briefs the Security Council.

KABUL - While progress has been made, more needs to be done to improve healthcare services in Afghanistan’s prisons, according to a new United Nations report, ‘Assessment of Afghanistan Prison Health Services,’ released today…

Severe drought five years ago triggered a famine that resulted in the deaths of about 260,000 people in Somalia. Drought is once again casting a long shadow over the people of Somalia. This time round, there is an opportunity…