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KABUL - At the end of a five-day visit to Afghanistan which included a range of high-level meetings and a field trip, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, reaffirmed the commitment of the world body to…
BALKH - A United Nations-supported vocational training and literacy programme has been launched for inmates of the central jail in northern Balkh province. According to the commander of the prison, Colonel Abdullah Azizi…
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…
KABUL - Below is the near-verbatim transcript of a press conference by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jan Eliasson, just before wrapping up his visit to Afghanistan. Jan Eliasson: Thank you very much…
As an outcome of the international conference “Neutrality and Preventive Diplomacy: Basis for Peace and Security” devoted to the 5th anniversary of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia…
On the occasion of its fifth anniversary the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) has published a brochure entitled “The United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for…
Secretary-General: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs, je suis très heureux de vous rencontrer à Genève. I am pleased to be back in Geneva again. As you know, I am here for the Opening of the…
Dakar, 29 June 2013 – The United Nations, the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States, the Secretariat of the Mano River Union and Ministers of Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone met today in…
KABUL - The Government of Pakistan has agreed not to expel Afghan refugees who had permission to stay in the country until today, with the governments of both Afghanistan and Pakistan also agreeing, at a recent United Nations…
GENEVA - The United Nations human rights chief has warned that recent appointments to Afghanistan's top human rights body compromise its independence and effectiveness and undermine its high standing with the public and…