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NEW YORK - Sixty-seven countries signed a United Nations treaty that aims to regulate the trade of conventional weapons across international borders, on the day it opened for signature at the world body’s headquarters in New…

Yokohama – The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Republic of Somalia. They discussed latest political and security developments in Somalia, as well as the forthcoming deployment of…

Mogadishu – The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, arrived in Somalia today to assume his duties as head of the new UN political mission, the United Nations Assistance…

PUL-E-KHUMRI - Abdul Sadat, a radio reporter working in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, has been threatened by various groups three times in the last six years for working as a journalist seeking information. Mr…

NEW YORK - Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, the United Nations health agency is calling on countries to ban tobacco advertising, including promotion and sponsorships, highlighting how such a marketing ban could greatly reduce…

A solemn ceremony marking International UN Peacekeepers Day under the theme “Adapting to New Challenges” was held at the Headquarters of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), bringing together senior officials of the Liberian…

KABUL - Thousands of Afghanistan’s poorest families will be able to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan with an evening serving of dates thanks to a contribution from Saudi Arabia, the United Nations food relief…

KHOST - Hailing from provinces as far away as Logar and Maydan Wardak, some 2,000 people flocked to the south-eastern Afghan province of Khost to attend a festival aimed at promoting peace through the spoken word. “In the…

NEW YORK - In various locations around the world today, from urban metropolises to remote townships, the United Nations is marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. The Day has two purposes: to honour the memory of…

Recently, 40 engineering students and three Faculty members of the WVS Tubman University in Harper successfully completed training in Principles of Automotive Vehicles and Introduction to Telecommunication Engineering…