22 April 2013 - The UN Integrated Peace-building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau, UNIOGBIS, on Saturday donated uniforms to police officers at the Model Police Station in the Bairro Militar, one of the most populous…
BAMYAN - A foundation laying ceremony was held over the weekend in the provincial centre of Bamyan for construction of a new hospital, which aims to boost women’s access to healthcare in Afghanistan's central highlands region…
Mogadishu, 22 April 2013 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga is shocked and saddened by the killing of Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh, a journalist working with Radio Mogadishu…
Throughout 2012 the experts from Central Asian states and Afghanistan, as well as the representatives of the UN agencies and regional organizations participated in a range of meetings as a part of "Mutually Acceptable…
19 April 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, Jose Ramos Horta, said on Friday after meetings with the Speaker of the People's National Assembly (parliament), the Transitional Prime…
KABUL - Young girls and boys from an Afghan circus school enthralled today a large audience – comprising mainly children from orphanages – with their skills in gymnastic, juggling and theatre performances amidst a colourful…
TRIPOLI, 21 April 2013 – The Libyan Higher Judicial Institute (HJI) and UNICEF have launched a comprehensive capacity building programme for judges, prosecutors, and others involved in the judicial system in Libya, with the…
15 April 2013 – The Secretary-General is alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). He is particularly concerned by reports of clashes between the Séléka movement and the…
16 April 2013 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed alarm at continuing reports of widespread human rights violations in the Central African Republic and called for the urgent…
KABUL - Each day, Maryam Ahmadi bids her children farewell as they leave their home in Nawbahar, an Afghan city in the northern province of Balkh, to attend fourth grade at a nearby primary school where they are taught a…
Dakar, 18 April 2013 - Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa, visited Conakry from 15 to 17 April 2013. The visit follows his appointment by the United Nations Secretary General as…
Dakar, 18 April 2013 - Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa, visited Conakry from 15 to 17 April 2013. The visit follows his appointment by the United Nations Secretary General as…