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KABUL - With just a week until Peace Day 2009, the United Nations today called on all parties to "silence their guns" and declare a ceasefire. This message was reiterated by Sanjar Sohail, a member of a prominent NGO, the…

KABUL - Next month the province of Sar-i-Pul will receive its first artificial insemination centre for livestock, paid for by the district’s own farmers. What is now a gaping hole into the ground will be the location of Sar-i…

KABUL - There are just seven days left until the International Day of Peace: “to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities for the…

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 4: World Health Organization War has a profound negative impact on human health…

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 3: UNODC The drug trade, corruption and unregulated borders are challenges to…

11 September 2009 -The Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Country-Specific Configuration Chairperson, Ambassador Maria Luiza Viotti, today praised the beneficiaries of a youth employment project sponsored by the United Nations in…

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 2: UNESCO Two and a half decades of conflict in Afghanistan have killed thousands…

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 1: The Food and Agriculture Organization. As long as people go hungry without any…

9 September 2009 - The death of an Afghan journalist who was killed during a rescue operation to free him and New York Times journalist Stephen Farrell from Taliban captivity highlights the dangers faced by media…

8 September 2009 - Malam Bacai Sanhá today was officially inaugurated as Guinea-Bissau new President of Republic for a five-year term. The swearing-in ceremony was held at Bissau's stadium 24 de Setembro and brought together…