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10 July 2013 – The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (ASG), Ivan Šimonovic, attended on 10 July in Bissau, the opening of the first National Conference on Impunity, Justice and Human Rights.In his…

How about a make-over for one of Liberia’s police stations? That was the message of the UNPOL Philippine Contingent to the Liberian National Police (LNP) when they launched their “Adopt a Police Station” project. The aim was…

The 731 pupils of Doe Community School in Zwedru are not likely to forget this year’s commemoration of the International Day of Peacekeepers by the UN fraternity in Grand Gedeh County. At least, not for a while. It was a…

Promoting the welfare and development of children was the central theme being celebrated in Nimba County on 16 June as political and traditional leaders from across the country gathered together with children to mark the Day…

Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Rule of Law Tamrat Samuel has been visiting various counties, touring rule of law institutions, and interacting with key actors in the administration of justice since…

8 July 2013 - The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (ASG), Ivan Å imonovic arrived in Guinea-Bissau on 8 July, at the invitation of the transitional government, to attend Guinea-Bissau's first…

KABUL - Extreme overcrowding, a lack of medical care and poor sanitation. These are just some of the challenges facing the Afghan corrections system, and which the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is…

That was Maria Victoria Roque, Administrative Supervisor at UNMIL’s Integrated Mission Training Centre discussing the second Job Fair held on Friday, 14 June, at Monrovia’s City Hall. There, representatives from 21…

KABUL - An Afghan Government project launched two years ago seeking to address the country’s “highly bureaucratic, time consuming and expensive business licensing regime” has reduced administrative burdens and opportunities…

KABUL - The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest in the world since modern measurements began around 1850, and 2010 was the hottest year ever recorded, with far-reaching implications for our environment, according…