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30 November - The Second National Forum on Criminal Justice in Guinea-Bissau, organized by the Supreme Court of Justice with technical support from the UN Peace-building Support Office, UNIOGBIS, ended on Thursday 29 November…

KABUL - A senior United Nations official today called on the international community to step up its humanitarian support for Afghanistan to sustain the progress made so far in the country where thousands have suffered through…

NEWYORK - The United Nations General Assembly adopted a “consensus resolution” in New York yesterday reaffirming the continued long-term support of the international community for Afghanistan’s peace, reconciliation and…

The campaign of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence was launched at the SKD Gymnasium on 26 November 2012 under the theme ‘ From Peace in the Home to Peace in the Nation, Let justice prevail to end violence against…

During her recent visit to Liberia, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations Police Adviser Ann Marie Orler was quick to note a marked improvement in the professionalism of the Liberia National Police (LNP) since her last…

Watch Video of meeting in which civil society organizations' voices are heard as the High Level Panel holds a town hall meeting in Monrovia.

KABUL - United Nations in Afghanistan marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women today by screening a UNAMA-produced video documentary amidst a ceremony in the capital, Kabul, and by organizing…

22 November 2012 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Mr. Joseph Mutaboba, on 21 November, received a technical mission from the African Development Bank (AfDB) led by Resident…

KABUL - Fatima was 14 when she was married to a man who had already divorced twice. After the marriage, she was physically and mentally tortured for the next 16 years by her husband and in-laws until she divorced. At the time…

KABUL - Despite a 36 per cent drop in opium production in Afghanistan this year, the country saw 18 per cent rise in the area where the illicit crops were cultivated, according to a report released today by the Ministry of…