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KABUL - Hundreds of Afghan women and men joined a global campaign to eliminate violence against women, by taking to the streets of the capital, Kabul, among other provinces, last week. In Kabul, about 250 protesters – wearing…

KABUL - The World Radio Day was celebrated throughout Afghanistan with speeches, discussion and special radio programmes on 13 February. In the capital, Kabul, the event was held under the auspices of the Ministry of…

15 February 2013 - Speaking to the press today after meeting for over two hours with Transitional President Serifo Nhamajo, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, gave an…

UNMIL has handed over a newly renovated female cell to the staff of the Voinjama Central Prison and its female inmates. Human Rights and Protection Officer in the county, lstvan Lipniczki, said that the handover of the…

In a timely intervention by UNMIL, security personnel at the Putu Iron Ore Mining Ltd. (PIOML) in Grand Gedeh County received training in human rights and the rule of law, just as the company’s feasibility studies progressed…

13 February 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, was received on Wednesday 13 February 2013 by Transitional Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros, marking the start…

The Government of Liberia and the United Nations have launched the UN’s second five year strategic assistance framework for Liberia, which will be known as the UN One Programme. During the launch ceremony at the Monrovia City…

13 February 2013 - The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, arrived on Wednesday, 13 February 2013, in Bissau. Speaking to journalists at the airport, Ramos-Horta…

The Government of Liberia and the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today welcomed the launch of Liberia’s first regional justice and security hub in Gbarnga, Bong County. With funding from the UN Peacebuilding…

The Jordanian Formed Police Unit Two (JFPU2) in Voinjama, Lofa County, conducted a medical outreach for seventy disabled persons as part of the activities marking the celebration of the International Day of Human Rights on 10…