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Promoting the welfare and development of children was the central theme being celebrated in Nimba County on 16 June as political and traditional leaders from across the country gathered together with children to mark the Day…

Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Rule of Law Tamrat Samuel has been visiting various counties, touring rule of law institutions, and interacting with key actors in the administration of justice since…

8 July 2013 - The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights (ASG), Ivan Å imonovic arrived in Guinea-Bissau on 8 July, at the invitation of the transitional government, to attend Guinea-Bissau's first…

KABUL - Extreme overcrowding, a lack of medical care and poor sanitation. These are just some of the challenges facing the Afghan corrections system, and which the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is…

That was Maria Victoria Roque, Administrative Supervisor at UNMIL’s Integrated Mission Training Centre discussing the second Job Fair held on Friday, 14 June, at Monrovia’s City Hall. There, representatives from 21…

KABUL - An Afghan Government project launched two years ago seeking to address the country’s “highly bureaucratic, time consuming and expensive business licensing regime” has reduced administrative burdens and opportunities…

KABUL - The first decade of the 21st century was the warmest in the world since modern measurements began around 1850, and 2010 was the hottest year ever recorded, with far-reaching implications for our environment, according…

KHOST - Provincial authorities have reported a decrease in wheat production in Khost province during the current year. A Manager of the provincial agriculture department, Noor Shahbaz, said that the yield fell due to heavy…

GHAZNI - Work has been started on construction of an airport in south-eastern Afghan province of Ghazni. The construction of the region’s first airport is scheduled to be completed in a year. Speaking at a ceremony organized…

KABUL - At a high-level meeting in the Afghan capital of Kabul, today, the Government of Afghanistan and international donors reaffirmed their mutual commitments to work together to help the country through its ongoing…