ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Miroslav Jenča, met with the Chairman of the Executive Committee -…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) will hold a news conference on Tuesday 17 December 2013 to discuss the latest developments, including the briefing of Special Representative of the Secretary-General for…

KABUL - In Kabul City today, the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, UNHCR and WFP began distributing blankets, charcoal, plastic sheet, Jerry cans, kitchen sets and other winter supplies, as well as food rations…

JALALABAD - Alongside its focus on political affairs and development and humanitarian issues, the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also covers human rights. The person charged with…

Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Nicholas Kay, visited Beledweyne, capital of the Hiraan region in his first visit to the central regions of Somalia. Upon arrival SRSG Kay said: “I…

Incorporation of Child Rights and & Child Justice into the curriculum of the Judiciary, Police and Social Work Concluding meeting WHAT: A joint press briefing, held by the Ministry of Social Affairs in Libya and UNICEF to…

PAKTYA - In south-eastern Afghanistan, United Nations relief agencies have started distributing aid items as part of efforts to reach 1,800 families vulnerable to the dangers associated with the country’s harsh winter.Earlier…

“Strong Leaders Make Strong Institutions” Under the patronage of the Minister of Justice, and in cooperation with the Judicial Police Department, United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is organizing a roundtable for…

Human Rights Day 2013 was marked worldwide, but in Libya the celebrations touched on the specifics of the country as is forges ahead with its post-revolution transition. The occasion was marked in Tripoli by a workshop under…

NANGARHAR - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted US$110 million to Afghanistan for the construction of second Kabul-Jalalabad carriage highway.The contract to execute the multi-million dollars project was signed…