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The 2012 Liberia CAP MYR launched today seeks to raise a total of US$ 97,912,181 to implement 36 projects presented by 21 participating agencies in the areas of Water & Sanitation, Education, Health, Protection, Food aid…

1 August 2012- UNIOGBIS Security Sector Reform (SSR) closed today in Bissau, a two-day colloquium on justice. Sixty representatives of Bissau-Guinean criminal justice institutions, including 14 women, of Magistracy…

KABUL - The vast reserves of minerals buried throughout Afghanistan, including large deposits of copper, gold, and gas could greatly improve the country’s economy and provide funds to develop the country for years to come…

KABUL - To mark the beginning of the Holy month of Ramadan, UNAMA field offices throughout the country organized a series of radio and TV roundtable discussion on “Peace from the perspective of Islam”. While many discussions…

30 July 2012- Security Council today called on all political actors and civil society in Guinea-Bissau to engage in a consensual, inclusive and nationally-owned process to restore constitutional order in the country.In a…

“My eyes are now open. I can now count from 1 to 50.” Those were the words of Esther Weah, one of 40 rural women beneficiaries of an economic empowerment programme sponsored by UN Women in partnership with the Ministry of…

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries to follow through with the Olympic Truce, and highlighted the role of sport in promoting peace, dialogue and development. UN News Center “If people and nations can set aside…

Later today, when he faces a Hungarian athlete in the Judo competition, Ajmal Faizzada, 25, will become the first Afghan athlete to compete in the 2012 London Olympics. This year Afghanistan has sent six athletes to the games…

27 July 2012- Describing the divergent positions of Guinea-Bissau's international partners on the transitional process emerging in the country following the 12 April military coup d'état, the Secretary-General's Special…

KABUL - Social media is becoming an intrinsic part of urban life in Afghanistan and Afghan youth are increasingly using social websites and weblogs on the internet for wider communications and debates on all kinds of social…