DPPA
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

News from our Missions

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22 February 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, paid a courtesy visit today to the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, General Antonio Injai, at the…
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BALKH - Sixteen insurgents including their commander joined the Government initiated peace and reconciliation process in northern Balkh province yesterday. According to the official sources, the group led by Khan Gul, alias…
MAZAR - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) trained journalists in the country’s northern Balkh province today to prepare them for reporting next year’s presidential polls “accurately and objectively”…
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KHOST - A private independent Chenar radio station officially started transmission in Khost province on Sunday, 17 February. Since the presence of international community in 2001, media has been evolving fast in Khost…
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KANDAHAR - The food zone programme has been approved for Kandahar and will practically start in September this year. A delegation from the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics is currently visiting Kandahar in order to discuss the…