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Mogadishu – The importance of improving security and the rule of law for the long-term future of Somalia was the focus of a high-level meeting today which brought together top officials from the country’s Federal Government…

Garowe – On their third group visit to Somalia’s Federal Member States (FMSs), representatives from some of the country’s main partners today emphasized the need for Somali leaders to remain in dialogue with one another, as…

The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be “preserved and indeed deepened,” the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday. Although the agreed model of…

KABUL, 22 November - The Afghanistan 2020 Conference will be webcast live on http://webtv.un.org The conference plenary commences 09:00 Geneva local time (12:30 Kabul) Tuesday, 24 November. Official Side Events will take…

JALALABAD – Listeners to a series of radio programmes in the country’s east, responded by making a strong case for women’s participation and inclusion in the Afghan Peace Negotiations. Across Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman and…

FAIZABAD – Afghan Peace Negotiations represent a historic milestone and offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring the conflict to an end, said participants at a gathering to discuss peace in the northeastern city of…

Agathe Telou is the Gender Advisor at UNOWAS. She talks about her role and also about her perspectives as a woman and a mother to advance the participation of women and youth in decision-making processes in West Africa and…

KABUL – The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) and the United Nations jointly-hosted a conference today in Kabul with media, government and civil society to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes…

KANDAHAR – Peace, d evelopment and humanitarian assistance go hand in hand, said participants at a coordination meeting this week between United Nations agencies and provincial administration officials in the southern…

In the sub-region, UNOWAS remains mobilized to support the effective implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security. Twenty years ago, the international community…