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KABUL - More than 180 female judges from across Afghanistan discussed problems they face while going about their duties, at a four-day annual conference of an umbrella body of female judges which concluded in the capital…

Nearly 500 people packed the auditorium of Monrovia City Hall on Friday, 16 August, 2013, to join the National Children’s Forum, the Youth Coalition for Education, the National Children and Youth Advisory Board, and the…

Mogadishu Your Excellency, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Your Excellency, Minister of Human Development and Public Services, Dr. Maryan Qasim, Government officials, colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen I want to congratulate…

02 September 2013 - The United Nations opened a field office in the northern town of São Domingos, Cacheu Region, on Sunday, 1 September 2013, with a view to enhancing its ability to provide assistance to its national…

Mogadishu. Your Excellency, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Your Excellency, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Honorable members of Parliament, Excellencies, diplomatic corps, Ministers, Ministers of State and…

BAMYAN - Two schools in the Yakawlang district of Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province have spent the past two weeks serving as the pilot sites for a United-Nations backed community policing project – locally known as Police…

KABUL - Six ministries of the Government of Afghanistan were the focus of a workshop on implementation of Gender-responsive Budgeting (GRB) that concluded, here today. The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry of…

Addis Ababa. Your Excellency, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia and Chair of the Council of Ministers of IGAD and dear colleagues Let me begin by giving a very very sincere welcome to the agreement and join my…

KABUL - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has granted Afghanistan membership to International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), which seeks to secure coordinated and effective action to prevent and…

HERAT - The Governor of western Herat province, Fazlullah Wahidi, announced on Monday that the province's main airport will be reconstructed with financial support from the governments of Italy and Spain. Governor Wahidi said…