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KHOST - Hailing from provinces as far away as Logar and Maydan Wardak, some 2,000 people flocked to the south-eastern Afghan province of Khost to attend a festival aimed at promoting peace through the spoken word. “In the…

NEW YORK - In various locations around the world today, from urban metropolises to remote townships, the United Nations is marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. The Day has two purposes: to honour the memory of…

Recently, 40 engineering students and three Faculty members of the WVS Tubman University in Harper successfully completed training in Principles of Automotive Vehicles and Introduction to Telecommunication Engineering…

The Chinese medical team (CHINMED) of UNMIL has over the years provided assistance in many ways to Liberians in the area of health. They have provided free medical assistance, training and even participated in clean-up…

Eager for a chance to refresh their skills in the martial arts, LNP and ERU officers in Grand Gedeh County made a dash for it when the Indian Formed Police Unit in Zwedru rolled out a month-long training programme late last…

One day last month in Voinjama, UN staff stopped work after hearing a fire alarm with duty officer advising staff to evacuate the building. In less than ten minutes all staff gathered at the assembly point. Also, Ghanbatt and…

The game of Table Tennis in Liberia received a boost in early April when the United Nations Mission in Liberia through its Public Information Office donated 20 sets of Table Tennis materials to support a two-day competition…

KABUL - With the support of the World Bank, the Afghan Government today launched a new programme to develop a national culture of innovation in the area of information technology, offering the possibility of cash prizes for…

NANGARHAR - The Provincial Peace Committee (PPC) in Nangarhar Province has started several projects at the total cost of US$250,000 to promote peace and reconciliation in the Province. The projects are being implemented in…

25 May 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, was the guest of the "Global Observatory" on 23 May 2013. He was interviewed by Warren Hoge, Senior Adviser at the…