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BAMYAN - A conference aimed at maintaining the Government transparency and accountability as well as increasing community participation opened in Bamyan today. During the eighth Bamyan provincial Annual Reporting Conference…

NEW YORK - Drawing attention to Afghanistan's vast mineral resources, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a recent statement that the mineral deposits discovered in the country should be managed properly and…

KABUL - Two students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) finished third in their age category at an international piano competition held in Frankfurt, Germany earlier this week. This is the first time that…

Kakata, Margibi County: On Saturday 3 November, six women police officers from the Liberian National Police (LNP), in collaboration with members of UN Police (UNPOL) from Sweden, held a public workshop on rape in Kakata, in…

1 November 2012 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretariat General in Guinea-Bissau (SRSG), Joseph Mutaboba, chaired today at UNIOGBIS, a meeting of international partners over the current situation in the…

KABUL - An alliance of over a dozen Afghan civil society organizations launched a nationwide 19-day campaign last week to raise awareness against abuse and violence targeted at children and youth. According to Abdul Sami…

2 November 2012 – The panel tasked with advising on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), today reaffirmed its…

KUNDUZ - About 300 girl students listened to two inspiring local woman leaders as they spoke about the successes and challenges of their life in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province, last week. One of the woman…

The trumpeting sound of the Liberia National Police (LNP) Band resonated across Horton Avenue in Monrovia as the band members played beneath the shadows of three towering structures on a rare sunny day in June. They were…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Afghan Independent Election Commission of the timeline leading to the 2014 elections in accordance with the…