MINUSCA OIC Chief of Mine Action Programme (UNMAS) supporting the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Conflict Armament Research and the NATCOM-SALW
Saharawi Mine Action Women’s Team Member Tumana Ahmed at work, preparing information packs for distribution.
SMAWT (December 2025)
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In late January, four distinguished women, all of them Nobel Peace Laureates, converged in the Liberian capital of Monrovia. UN FOCUS caught up with Shirin Ebadi of Iran, one of the laureates, who is visiting Liberia for the…
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A renewed campaign to recruit more women into Liberia National Police (LNP) is currently in full swing, this time targeting women in Liberia’s rural communities. Ministry of Gender and Development, UN Women, UNDP, LNP, and UN…
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KABUL - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for more progress in efforts to eliminate the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war around the world – including in Afghanistan – in his message for the…
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KABUL - Afghanistan’s state television channel is broadcasting the second season of a series of documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the work of the United Nations, as well as overall international efforts, to rebuild…
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On 12 February, the Government of Liberia, in collaboration with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), launched Liberia’s first regional…
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KABUL - The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) today said it was “deeply concerned” by recent media reports on the growing number ‘honour killings’ in Afghanistan, and called for…
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BAMYAN - Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) provincial office in Bamyan said it registered a sharp increase in the number of cases of violence against women in the central highlands province in 2012…
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KABUL - The contributions to society of a range of Afghan women pioneers and leaders were celebrated this past week, in a United Nations-backed event linked to the observance of International Women’s Day. Organized by the UN…
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KABUL - At a meeting held to discuss the challenges facing Afghan women journalists, the United Nations envoy for Afghanistan assured them of the world body’s continued support for the right of women to participate in two of…
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During the celebrations marking the International Women’s Day on 8 March in Bentol City, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Karin Landgren hailed Liberia for its commitment to fight violence perpetrated against…
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KABUL - Participants at a one-day conference in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, today called for the country’s political parties to improve their image as a whole, as many people do not have full confidence in the parties’…
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The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) today announced the deployment of a new Nepalese Formed Police Unit (FPU) to support peace and stability in Liberia. Around 120 Nepalese police officers arrived in Monrovia this…