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“You have chosen a dramatic way to send out the message of environmental protection and I admire so much the medium you are using in sending out such message,” said Special Representative of the Secretary-General Karin…

A number of Nigerian peacekeepers serving in Liberia have become volunteer teachers in addition to their regular duties. Soldiers from NIBATT 32 have been earmarking their time and resources to teach at Bomi College in…

Residents of Grand Bassa have become the proud owners of an innovative agricultural project, and a local orphanage has been refurbished and provided with an assortment of items for the upkeep of the children. The multi…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance signed a $50 million grant agreement with the World Bank (WB) on Saturday for a project that provides technical and financial support to thousands of the country’s poorest households…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s electoral commission, as well as national election observation bodies, are gearing up for the mobilization of thousands of national and international observers for the upcoming Presidential and…

KABUL - Since starting work at Kabul University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Dr. Abdul Sharif Azizyar has already made an impact. He teaches post-graduate classes at the Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty at Kabul University, trains…

The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) can confirm that a demonstration by a small group of UNMIL staff took place at the main entrance gate of our logistics base (Star Base) in Monrovia’s Free Port Zone on Friday, 27…

KABUL - An Afghan body charged with monitoring the media reporting on and fair broadcasting of the electoral campaigns made public today a set of rules governing media activities in the lead-up to the upcoming Presidential…

HERAT - As part of its advocacy on a recent United Nations report on the implementation of the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law, a human rights team of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)…

GHAZNI - A civil airport in south-eastern Ghazni province was inaugurated on Saturday with a private company’s aircraft landing on the runway for the first time ever.Work on the airport project was started four months ago and…