NEWYORK - Global food prices declined in December, but the overall annual average was the highest ever on record, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. UN News Centre Last month, FAO’s…
KABUL - The full Afghan Opium Survey for 2011 points to a dramatic increase of 133 per cent in the farm-gate value of opium compared with 2010 (the summary findings of the survey were issued in September 2011). Released today…
New York, 9 January 2012 - The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the passing of President Malam Bacai Sanha today in Paris. The Secretary-General presents his condolences to the family of the late President and the…
9 January 2012 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope today that the leadership of Guinea-Bissau will transfer according to the West African country's constitution after the death of President Malam Bacai Sanhá. Mr…
KABUL - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today a new food subsidy initiative geared towards providing Afghanistan’s urban poor with guaranteed access to provisions despite the threat of food insecurity…
KABUL - Coming up this week on RTA-UN television programmes CSA: Crime Scene Afghanistan and Mirror of the City, and radio's Afghanistan Emroz. CSA: Crime Scene Afghanistan This week’s show focuses on a murder case in Police…
Addis Ababa, 5 January 2012 – Thank you for this opportunity to share again some views with you on the situation in Somalia. This meeting is a testimony to our collective aspiration and undertaking to restore peace and…
KABUL - The United Nations welcomes actions by the Government of Afghanistan and civil society to ensure appropriately qualified commissioners are appointed to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)…
KABUL - The United Nations welcomes actions by the Government of Afghanistan and civil society to ensure appropriately qualified commissioners are appointed to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)…