Addis Ababa, 05 July 2010 – A Communiqué was issued after the IGAD's Heads of States' meeting to deliberate on the situation in Somalia was concluded today. Among the key issues raised were the decision to deploy 2000…
Following the launch of the Consultation Draft Constitution for Somalia, UNPOS, the UNDP Project Team and the Independent Federal Constitution Commission (IFCC) conducted a Seminar in Djibouti from 3 to 4 July 2010 , to…
30 June 2010 - “Dar-e-Zindan” or the “Valley of the Jail”, one the highest valleys in Afghanistan’s northern region At 2,700 metres above sea level the valley stretches throughout the province of Samangan, an isolated and…
KABUL - The United Nations Security Council will meet in New York today, 30 June, to discuss progress and challenges in Afghanistan. The meeting, a regular quarterly session on Afghanistan, follows a visit by the full…
30 June 2010 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Mutaboba, today travelled to Sal, Cape Verde, to attend the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summits. From 30 June…
30 June 2010 - About 50 staff members, including women, of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) began registering voters in the country’s east for the parliamentary elections to be held in September. Sulimanzai…
KABUL - The United Nations confirms that a shooting took place late this morning in Kabul, involving one UN vehicle and two United Nations personnel. Tragically, one United Nations staff member, an Afghan national, was killed…
29 June 2010 - The World Bank approved a $40 million grant to the Government of Afghanistan today to support the Third National Solidarity Program (NSP III). NSP III builds upon the achievements of the first two phases of the…
29 June 2010 - The United Nations confirms that a shooting took place late this morning in Kabul, involving one UN vehicle and two United Nations personnel. Tragically, one United Nations staff member, an Afghan national, was…