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24 December 2013 - The SRSG, José Ramos-Horta welcomes the press conference of the Minister of Justice, held on 23 December, and the briefing provided by the Prime Minister to UNIOGBIS on the outcome of the commission led by…

KABUL - A United Nations-backed high-level anti-corruption body said today that it found “significant vulnerabilities to corruption” in the work of three of Afghanistan's government ministries and its Civil Service Commission…

KABUL - In its effort to deter more farmers from cultivating opium poppy crops, the Government of Afghanistan plans to expand its award scheme for provinces that effectively implement poppy-eradication programmes.Launched by…

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan and a United Nations agency responsible for promoting international cooperation in education launched a national strategy on technical and vocational education and training earlier this…

KABUL - In the wake of the terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul last Friday, which, amongst others, left four United Nations personnel dead, the head of a UN staff body has called on Member States to sign a UN…

KABUL - The head of the United Nations drug and crime agency has called on Afghanistan to address the “growing problem of domestic drug consumption” in the country, which is the largest producer and cultivator of opium in the…

KABUL - The United Nations is mourning the death of four of its staff killed on Friday in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital of Kabul.“This is another sad moment for the United Nations where our…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Electoral Media Commission (EMC), which is charged with monitoring the media reporting on and fair broadcasting of the electoral campaigns ahead of this year’s Presidential and Provincial Council…

DPKO guidelines provide for the integration of a gender perspective in peacekeeping operations. Accordingly, 18 military officers from UNMIL outposts in southeastern Liberia recently attended training in Harper in gender…

A capacity-building workshop for female Liberian National Police (LNP) officers was held in Nimba County in November focusing on their retention in the service as well as promotion and specialization in various operational…