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16 May 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, met Prime Minister Rui de Barros on Thursday in Bissau as part of his plan to brief national authorities on his recent…

DAI KUNDI - In a series of United Nations-facilitated round-table discussions held across Afghanistan over the past week to mark the International Day of Families (15 May), officials, local elders and rights activists…

KABUL - Afghan civil society groups have called upon the Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House of Parliament) to protect the rights of women and children in Afghanistan by supporting the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW)…

KABUL - Afghan women entrepreneurs had the opportunity to learn firsthand from their South Asian counterparts on methods of economic empowerment through a range of business ventures linked to activities such as farming and…

Liberia’s Public Works Deputy Minister for Rural Development, Christian Herbert, has hailed the series of technical and vocational training courses that the Bangladeshi peacekeepers have been offering Liberians, saying…

The Office of the Gender Advisor (OGA) recently organized the first of three regional training workshops to promote gender perspectives in the work of the UN Mission in Liberia. About 40 staff members from five counties in…

For more than nine years since the inception of UNMIL, Pakistani military doctors have rendered invaluable service to the host population, including some life-saving interventions. Prof. Lucky Ehigiator, Dean of the College…

Dr Timothy, a Professor of History at the William Tubman University in Harper, was enjoying a swim in the sea in mid April when he got this sting on the head from nowhere. The excruciating pain was only the beginning of his…

BERLIN - At an international forum held in the German capital of Berlin yesterday, representatives from some 50 countries and organizations, including the United Nations, reaffirmed their long-term commitment to supporting…

KABU L - A just-opened exhibit is providing residents of Kabul with a glimpse into a time when Afghanistan belonged to a large empire made up of a wide range religions and nationalities. Opened on Sunday in the city’s Babur…