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HERAT - The importance of strong ties between Afghanistan’s police officers and the communities they serve was the focus of a UN-backed event in the country’s western province of Farah. The event, organized by the regional…
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Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), briefs the Security Council. 13 January 2017. United Nations, New York.
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Leaders from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have returned to The Gambia in efforts to resolve the country's electoral crisis, the UN Security Council heard on Friday. Ambassadors were briefed by the UN Special…
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BAMYAN - At a UN-backed event in the central province of Bamyan, leading Afghan social media activists affirmed their commitment to highlight the critical importance of ending violence against women. More than 30 social media…
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GARDEZ - Afghan women and girls must be supported in pursuing their education, said community leaders at two UN-backed events in the provinces of Paktia and Paktika. In Gardez, the capital of Paktia, the regional office of…
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HERAT - Addressing residents of Herat in a series of televised UN events, religious scholars emphasized the critical importance of institutionalizing the principles of peace at all levels of provincial society, from the…
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KHOST - It is critically important for young Afghans to take initiative in helping their communities move forward politically, economically and socially, said panellists in a televised UN-backed debate in the eastern province…
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HERAT - The critical importance of ending gender-based violence was at the centre of a UN-backed information campaign conducted through the end of 2016 in Afghanistan’s western provinces of Herat, Ghor, Badghis and Farah. The…
November 25 is the first of 16 days of activism to eliminate violence against women. As part of this year's commemoration, under the theme: "Alarming the world: mobilizing resources to end violence against women and girls," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon encouraged global leaders to collaborate with the UN Women and the United Nations Fund for Ending Violence against Women.
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In Guinea Bissau, the 16 days of activism will be filled with an awareness campaign to eliminate violence against women; which includes many activities as djumbais (community meetings) in communities and schools and among…
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BAMYAN - At a UN-backed event in the central province of Bamyan, community leaders met to discuss ways to play a stronger role in promoting peace and preventing sectarian violence. Around 40 community leaders and Islamic…
In celebration of World Day of Human Rights, December 10, in Guinea-Bissau different civil society organizations in partnership with the United Nations have carried out many activities for the promotion and defense of Human rights, such as lectures in schools and universities, and distribution of a practical human rights guide.
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Despite the promotion efforts, the Guinean Human Rights League's (LGDH) diagnosis of the situation in its most recent report covering the period 2013-2015 is worrying: "citizens systematically view their rights violated, in…