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11 November 2013 – Former President Kumba Ialá, received by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of the United Nations (UN), José Ramos-Horta, in the official residence, ensured that his sole intention…

KABUL - Over 20 tons of illicit narcotics, precursor materials and alcohol – seized by Afghan authorities in raids in Kabul and its outskirts over the past ten months – were destroyed in a bonfire today, in the presence of…

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan has issued an appeal to the international community for funds for the country’s mine action programme which has experienced a 25 per cent drop in its funding this year compared to last…

“The United Nations has contributed immensely to the safety and advancement of people around the world,” Superintendent of Grand Gedeh County Peter Solo observed when staff from the UN fraternity and the local administration…

BAMYAN - A number of development projects implemented in the remote hinterlands of Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province – with support from the United Nations refugee agency and handed over to the local community recently –…

KABUL - Despite some progress in restraining cultivation, trafficking and use of illicit drugs in Afghanistan, it still remains a “critical challenge” for the country, which is the largest producer and cultivator of opium in…

It may not be everybody’s idea of a dream vacation, but for two weeks in October, Dr. Krystian Jaschik left his orthopedic practice in his native Germany to volunteer with Humedica, an organization that sends medical…

07 November 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Guinea-Bissau condemns the attack on Minister of Transport , Orlando Viegas Mendes, perpetrated Tuesday night outside his residence by…

NEW YORK - Highlighting the environmental dimension of sustainable development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern that natural resources continue to be exploited and degraded during armed…

“When we were scattered in countries over the face of the earth, you, the United Nations, met us in each of those countries and made us feel you care. You helped us to survive the hardship we faced by making our environment a…