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24 February 2012 -The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNIOGBIS Joseph Mutaboba today visited Guinea-Bissau National Electoral Commission (CNE) headquarters in Bissau to assess the preparatory…

22 February 2012 - The UN System and Guinea-Bissau's Government today signed the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF 2013-2017) which implementation in the next five years requires $200m. The document was…

JALALABAD - As part of its outreach efforts to religious institutions UNAMA’s office in Afghanistan’s Eastern Region donated sound systems, praying mats and fans to the Ministry of Haj and Awqaf in Nangarhar and Laghman…

NEW YORK - The United Nations health agency is calling on all Afghans to vaccinate their children after a recent measles outbreak that has been made worse by severe weather that hampers access to immediate treatment as well…

KABUL - Last week saw the completion of a legal training on investigating and documenting abuses of detainee rights. The event was held in Kunduz and was a collaboration between UNAMA, EUPOL, and the Afghanistan Independent…

20 February 2012 - The adoption of the National Gender Equity and Equality Policy by Guinea-Bissau is a challenge and the starting-point to make gender equality and equal opportunities for men and women a reality in the…

BAMYAN - This week 285 Mullahs from throughout Bamyan province completed a UN-supported workshop on gender equality. The week-long programme was a joint endeavor by the Gender Empowerment Programme of the United Nations…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has partnered with religious institutions to provide solar panels that will power much-needed electricity to schools as well as promote the use of renewable…

KABUL - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for concerted efforts to help Afghanistan extricate itself from the scourge of drug production, use and trafficking, noting that the country’s stability remains at stake with…

NEW YORK - Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The drug trade degrades individuals and destabilizes nations. It is a threat to the well-being and development of Afghanistan and its neighbours. Afghanistan suffers from one of…