31 May 2010 - Latest news and information from UN agencies operating in Afghanistan. WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY: WHO URGES COUNTRIES TO PROTECT WOMEN FROM TOBACCO On World No Tobacco Day today, WHO will focus on the harm to women’s…
30 May 2010 - Herat’s Department of Women Affairs (DoWA) held a two-day workshop at the Afghan Journalism Centre last week to establish a better working relationship with the media. From 25 to 26 May 2010, 20 representatives…
28 May 2010 - With the laying of wreaths, cultural activities, parades and photo exhibitions, United Nations personnel serving across the globe are honouring those peacekeepers who have fallen and those who continue to serve…
28 May 2010 - On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, we honour the sacrifices of the men and women who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag. English - Dari - Pashto This year's commemoration is a…
28 May 2010 - The World Bank (WB) has approved a US$ 50-million grant to support the Government of Afghanistan’s efforts to improve the release of legitimate goods in a fair and efficient manner. The Second Customs Reforms…
KABUL - UNOPS and the Governments of Afghanistan and Australia, through the Australian Government Aid Programme, this month agreed to extend their joint efforts for road construction in Uruzgan, one of the most volatile…
28 May 2010 - Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda has inaugurated at Hairatan a 75-kilometer stretch of railway line that connects the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif to the country's bustling northern border…