UNICEF in Afghanistan is delighted to announce the country’s first National Goodwill Ambassador, famed cricketer Raees Ahmadzai. A former captain of the successful 2009 and 2010 Afghan National Cricket teams, Mr. Ahmadzai’s…

NEWYORK - Excellencies, Distinguished Messengers of Peace and Goodwill Ambassadors and dear young students for holding the flags of the United Nations, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning and welcome to you all, to this very…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), with the support of World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is today intensifying efforts to wipe out polio from the country by…

The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication on “Early Warning on Potential Trans-boundary Water Problem Situations in Central Asia”. Central Asian states are actively…

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LAGHMAN - To mark the upcoming International Peace Day, young women and men from eastern Laghman province today kicked goals and spiked balls in sports tournament organized by the Sub-Directorate of Youth with the assistance…

15 September 2011 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau encourages Bissau-Guineans to engage in the peacebuilding process, contributing to the consolidation of stability…

DAI KUNDI - The Dai Kundi Peace Day Run and Celebration 2011 kicked off this morning in the capital city of Nili with nearly a hundred children – 20 of them girls – participating in the races. Dai Kundi Governor Qurban Ali…

SG: Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to see you as we are preparing for the 66 th session of the General Debate. Once again, this is a good opportunity for us to share our views and listen…

KANDAHAR - Peace is a national and public process that requires all people to work for it and not just the Government, Afghan High Peace Council Chairman and former Afghan president Burhanduddin Rabbani told hundreds of…

NANGARHAR - About 300 boys and girls today participated in Peace Poetry, an event organized by Nangarhar's Youth Sub Directorate in collaboration with the Youth Council and Youth Federation, to celebrate International Day of…

NAIROBI, 11 August 2011 (IRIN) - Drought, poor rains and continuing high fuel prices have combined to keep food prices in Eastern Africa high, with consumers forgoing basic staples and many traders being forced to shut down…