KABUL - Farmers in three of Afghanistan’s northern provinces are switching to regular crops such as wheat and onion as major alternatives to opium poppies, the cultivation of which rose to record levels this year, prompting…

KANDAHAR - The number of drug addicts has surged to 100,000 who spend around $100,000 daily on buying various kinds of drugs in southern Kandahar province, the Governor said today.Toryalai Weesa gave the grim statistics at a…

H.E. President Michel Sleiman, H.E. Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is an honour to speak at this important event, and in such distinguished company, on the United Nations’ role in Lebanon…

Tripoli, 16 November 2013 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the violence which took place in Tripoli on Friday 15 November, resulting in the tragic loss of life among civilians, and…

Tripoli, 15 November 2013 - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) continues to pursue its efforts in support of the endeavours by the Libyan national authorities to achieve agreed political solutions to the challenges of…

We are living through a period of global transition. New centres of power and economic dynamism are emerging. Technology is connecting us ever more closely, and cross-cultural exchanges are deepening every day – but this does…

“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…

HELMAND - During a joint mission to Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province earlier this week, officials from six United Nations agencies met with local authorities on how they could strengthen their partnership in responding…

Mogadishu – Investigators and prosecutors this week received training on crime scene management and criminal procedures as part of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia’s (UNSOM) support for the Federal Government of Somalia’s…

11 November 2013 – New regional offices of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) in Bafatá (East) and Buba (Quinará South) were inaugurated over the weekend by the Special…

Bekaa, Lebanon Wednesday, 13 November 2013 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, today visited Zahleh and Joub Jennin in the Western Bekaa Valley to examine the conditions of the Syrian refugees…

KUNDUZ - The newly-appointed governor to Kunduz today vowed to bring visible and positive changes to the security situation and accelerate the reconstruction process within two months.Ghulam Sakhi Baghlani, who replaced…