KABUL - In an interview with Deutsche Welle, the UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, addresses many of the key challenges facing Afghanistan and its new administration, as well as answering questions about the UN…
21 January 2015 - Guinea-Bissau's human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the second time on Friday 23 January 2015 at Palais des Nations, Geneva…
KABUL - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting some 90,000 Afghans, mainly women, with literacy and vocational training over the next two years. “WFP’s Food for Training (FFT) project is aimed at helping…
KABUL - Afghanistan’s United Nations-backed mine action programme, the world’s largest, said that it documented a record number of its personnel being killed or injured last year. In a news release, the Mine Action Programme…
KABUL - A senior United Nations official in Afghanistan today called for greater investment in the country’s youth to ensure a stable future for the country. “This generation of young people presents a historic opportunity to…
KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today said that Afghan leaders should incorporate people’s views and proposed solutions into all efforts aimed at stabilizing the country.“My firm conviction is that…
KABUL - A United Nations-backed large-scale survey, conducted in the Afghan capital last year, has a broad range of findings which can be used to help improve the lives of citizens.The socio-demographic and economic survey…
Your Excellency, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia, Your Excellencies, Members of the IGAD Council of Ministers, Your Excellency, Ambassador Eng. Mahboub Maalim, IGAD Executive Secretary, Your Excellency…
PAKTYA - Afghan authorities and United Nations humanitarian agencies this week launched an assistance programme for people affected by this year’s harsh winter in the country’s south-eastern region.The joint government-UN aid…
KABUL - An Afghan media watchdog today reported a 64 per cent increase in violence against journalists in 2014 and called for greater protection of media workers.“2014 was the worst year for journalists in Afghanistan,” the…
