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KUNDUZ - The protection of civilians in armed conflict was the focus of a UN-backed advocacy meeting, held in Kunduz, that brought together key members of the local community. Organized by the Afghanistan Independent Human…

KABUL - Women must play a central role in helping to shape Afghanistan’s future, especially in regard to any peace process, said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, during a…

NANGARHAR - More Afghan women should be working as journalists, said panellists during a UNAMA-backed televised debate broadcast in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar this week. The debate, organized by UNAMA’s…

KABUL - The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, discussed the need for electoral reform and other key issues in a 1 June meeting with Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah…

KABUL - Afghanistan must shield and develop its real human rights advances, said a senior UNAMA official in an interview issued Tuesday, pledging the UN’s commitment to remaining centre stage with Afghans to safeguard the…

PAKTIKA - Providing children with access to education in remote and conflict-affected areas, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) recently completed 52 new community-based schools in Afghanistan’s southeastern province…

29 May 2015 - The latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Guinea-Bissau took place in Geneva this year in January, with 151 recommendations adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council to improve the situation of…

A solemn ceremony marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers under the global theme UN70 and UN Peacekeeping: Past, present and future, was held at the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) headquarters in Monrovia…

KABUL - Afghan girls have the right to education and to contribute to the development of their country, say community leaders, government officials, civil society activists and women role models in a new radio piece released…