BAMYAN - The UNAMA-supported Bamyan Peace Day Football Tournament is now underway at the Mazari Square in downtown Bamyan city, kicking off nearly a month of games meant to promote ideals of peace, solidarity and cooperation…
KANDAHAR - Hundreds of widows at the Kandahar Women Affairs Department (DoWA) recited the Holy Quran and prayed together for peace at an event jointly organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA)…
Bissau, 2 September 2011 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba, today urged all Bissau-Guineans, including representatives of all political parties to actively engage in…
1 Sep 2011 - The United Nations is working on the organization of an international meeting in New York to mobilize support for the Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Guinea-Bissau, the Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of…
26 Aug 2011 - The Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in Bissau and Brazilian Ambassador to the United Nations, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, is expected in Bissau for a 48-hour visit…
KABUL - The United Nations today stressed the need for Afghan lawmakers get down to business now that the country’s electoral authorities have finalized the results of last year’s parliamentary elections. UN News Centre On…
21 August 2011 - Every year, natural and man-made disasters cause immense suffering for millions of people – often the world’s poorest, most marginalized and vulnerable individuals. Humanitarian aid workers strive to provide…
There is never a year without humanitarian crises. And wherever there are people in need, there are people who help them – men and women coming together to ease suffering and bring hope. From Japan to Sudan, from Pakistan to…
KABUL - Two weeks after he reinstated the United Nations Mazar-i-Sharif operations centre, the top United Nations official in Afghanistan today reiterated the Organization’s commitment to safety and paid homage to colleagues…
Humanitarian emergencies - such as earthquakes, extreme drought, or war - not only affect people’s physical health but also their psychological and social health and well-being. Print English Click here to downloaded the…
