30 October 2012 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba, and Transitional President Serifo Nhamadjo met today at the Office of the President in Bissau.Among other…
23 October 2012 - Guinea-Bissau's international partners today expressed serious concern at developments that occurred on 21 and 22 October 2012 in Bissau, and called on the authorities to respect and safeguard the…
HERAT - The role of regional countries in contributing to peace and stability in Afghanistan post-2014, the transition process and the upcoming elections were the key areas discussed during a two-day international conference…
18 October 2012 - A symposium on Military versus Common Criminal Justice sponsored by the UN Integrated Peace-building Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) was held in Bissau on 16-17 October 2012. Sixty (60) participants drawn…
Lofa County has its fare share of women abandoned by men, leaving them with the burden of looking after the children on their own. Mothers, many of them young, are unable to support the children, who often end up on the…
KABUL - United Nations agencies and their Afghan Government partners celebrated the 32nd World Food Day in Kabul yesterday by highlighting the role of cooperatives in improving food security and contributing to the…
KABUL - Afghanistan has registered major progress in girls’ education and “remarkable increase” in the number of primary school students in the last decade, said a United Nations report released yesterday in Paris. Download…
FARYAB - Izumi Nakamitsu, the Director of the Asia and Middle East Division of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, led a UN delegation to Maimana city of Faryab province on Thursday last week. The officials were…
KABUL - The United Nations is to help Afghanistan combat the effects of climate change, teaming up with the country’s Government to implement a $6 million initiative that aims to operate in vulnerable communities and shore up…
12 October 2012 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, Mr. Joseph Mutaboba, on Friday reiterated the United Nations' commitment to the West African country and its people. Speaking at a…
