15 March 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) be extended for another one year, saying the mission will continue to support the…

15 March 2011 - The United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) will host the sixth meeting of heads of United Nations Human Rights Offices in West Africa in Dakar, Senegal, from 16 to 17 March 2011. The meeting will review…

14 March 2011- Leaders and ordinary citizens throughout Afghanistan have stepped forward to pledge assistance and demonstrate their solidarity with the people of Japan. On Monday, the mayor of Kandahar pledged $50,000 to the…

14 March 2011 - With a UN-funded micro-hydro project, locals of Sabz Abad village of Surkhrod district in eastern Nangarhar province hope that the 30-KW electricity will make a major positive change in their life. At the…

14 March 2011 - In Bamyan, in Afghanistan's rugged Central Highlands, the drive to promote women's rights has taken a new twist. This past week a dozen young women took part in a skiing outing to a nearby mountain. For all of…

17 March 2011 - The UN Security Council is today scheduled to meet on Afghanistan ahead of the expected renewal of the UNAMA mandate which expires on 23 March. The Government of Afghanistan has written to Secretary-General…

10 March 2011 - The people of Afghanistan’s Central Highlands found a novel way to call for better government services this week, at the same time as recognizing the tireless work of their donkeys in day-to-day tasks. Around…

KABUL - Ordinary Afghans continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing conflict in the country, says a United Nations report released today that points to a 15 per cent rise in the death toll last year and urges greater efforts…

10 March 2011 - Hundreds of local residents and provincial officials gathered this week at the foot of the cliff-side caverns that once housed two giant Buddha statues to mark ten years since the destruction of Afghanistan’s…

10 March 2011 -- "The Secretary-General notes with satisfaction the statement issued by the Government of President Ouattara regarding as invalid a declaration by the authorities supporting Mr. Gbagbo, banning United Nations…

New York, 10 March 2011 – At the 6494th meeting of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Somalia, the President of the Security Council makes a statement on behalf of the Council. The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr…