KABUL - On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) calls on all political stakeholders in the country to join hands in securing freedom of the press and the right of…
Abdullah Ben Yousif is eight years old but he's also a photographer, thanks to his talent and a little help from a UN training workshop in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Social Affairs. Abdullah is one of 25…
Abdullah Ben Yousif is eight years old but he's also a photographer, thanks to his talent and a little help from a UN training workshop in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Social Affairs.
KABUL - Ahead of the World Press Freedom Day that falls on 3 May, an Afghan journalists union honoured two journalists yesterday with this year’s Ajmal Naqshbandi Media Award, named after a journalist killed in 2007 by the…
Monrovia, 30 April 2013 - Said Djinnit, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa, participated in the 22nd ordinary Summit of the Mano River Union (MRU) held in Monrovia, Liberia, today that…
03 April 2013 Freedom of expression, enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is essential for empowering individuals and building free and democratic societies. A fundamental right on its own…
KABUL - A senior Afghan counter-narcotics officials said on Tuesday that poppy eradication operation carried out earlier this year cost lives of 133 members of the security forces, which is twice as big as 2012. Afghanistan’s…
KABUL - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) in Afghanistan today called for making the malaria endemic country free from it, while reiffirming its commitment to support the country in its fight against the…
I just had a very good meeting with Speaker Berri, as I did earlier this morning with former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. Both of these meetings addressed a range of issues including the ongoing conflict in Syria and its…
Tripoli, 30 April 2013 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is closely following the recent developments in the country, including the siege of Ministries and other State institutions in the capital Tripoli…