KANDAHAR - Senior government officials in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province highlighted the need to have more women in politics, good governance and decision-making, at a United Nations-organized event last week.…

The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication on “Innovations in Trans-boundary Water Management: Pacific Resolutions”. This document has been prepared by Pacific resolutions…

The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication on “The Impact of Glacier Melting on National and Trans-Boundary Water Systems in Central Asia”. This report has been prepared by…

Mogadishu. Your Excellency, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Your Excellency, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Honorable members of Parliament, Excellencies, diplomatic corps, Ministers, Ministers of State and…

BAMYAN - Two schools in the Yakawlang district of Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province have spent the past two weeks serving as the pilot sites for a United-Nations backed community policing project – locally known as Police…

02 September 2013 - The United Nations opened a field office in the northern town of São Domingos, Cacheu Region, on Sunday, 1 September 2013, with a view to enhancing its ability to provide assistance to its national…

SAR-I-PUL- Incidents of rape and self-immolation among women have been on the increase in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Thursday. So far 125 cases of violence against women have been registered in the…

KHOST - A 20-bed hospital for treatment of drug addicts was inaugurated in Khost province, local officials said on Saturday. Addressing an inauguration ceremony, the head of the Khost counter-narcotics department, Mirna Gul…

KABUL - Six ministries of the Government of Afghanistan were the focus of a workshop on implementation of Gender-responsive Budgeting (GRB) that concluded, here today. The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry of…

Addis Ababa. Your Excellency, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Foreign Minister of Ethiopia and Chair of the Council of Ministers of IGAD and dear colleagues Let me begin by giving a very very sincere welcome to the agreement and join my…

KABUL - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has granted Afghanistan membership to International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), which seeks to secure coordinated and effective action to prevent and…

NANGARHAR - Civil society representatives in eastern Nangarhar province urged Governor Gul Agha Sherzai to stem corruption and ensure good governance in government institutions last week. In a five-point resolution of the…