KABUL - Amidst increasing humanitarian needs and challenging situations under which humanitarian workers operate in Afghanistan, a top United Nations official in the country said today that commitment of all is required to…

KANDAHAR - Speakers at a United Nations-backed event on Sunday in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province to mark International Youth Day (12 August) said the country’s youth should take more role in political and socio…

BAMYAN - A music concert organized last week in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province to mark International Youth Day (12 August) drew an audience of thousands from all over the country. In more than a dozen performances at…

Mogadishu. - SRSG Nicholas Kay expresses grave concern over allegations of rape at an AMISOM military facility. He welcomes the announcements by the Federal Government of Somalia and by AMISOM of the establishment of an…

Mogadishu - SRSG Nicholas Kay expresses grave concern over allegations of rape at an AMISOM military facility. He welcomes the announcements by the Federal Government of Somalia and by AMISOM of the establishment of an…

Mogadishu – SRSG Nicholas Kay expresses grave concern over allegations of rape at an AMISOM military facility. He welcomes the announcements by the Federal Government of Somalia and by AMISOM of the establishment of an…

FARYAB - More than 1,500 families have fled their homes fearing possible clashes between security forces and Taliban insurgents in the Ghormach district of Faryab province. The exodus came three days after security officials…

BAMYAN - Members of Bamyan civil society and dozens of local community members gathered to show their support to the religious minorities of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs in an event called “a day of solidarity with Hindus and…

New York 15 August 2013 The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack on August 15, 2013 in South Beirut, which killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 100. The members of the Security…

New York 15 August 2013 The Secretary-General strongly condemns the car bomb explosion that targeted the neighbourhood of Rouweiss in the southern Beirut suburbs today. He expresses his condolences for those killed and…

14 August 2013 - The Security Council reaffirms its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and recognizes the primary…

KABUL - Despite a dramatic increase in the number of students enrolled in Afghanistan’s tertiary education institutions since 2001, the country’s education system is struggling to accommodate large volume of students aspiring…