Istanbul, 21 May 2010 HE Ambassador Cevikoz, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegation, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations I would like to first of all thank the Government of Turkey…

On behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations I would like to first of all thank the Government of Turkey for its invitation to convene this Istanbul Conference on Somalia with the United Nations Before going…

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25 May 2010 - Some 27 former members of the Taliban from the western provinces of Farah and Herat have surrendered their weapons and joined the reconciliation process. Twenty anti-government elements from the Khaki Safeid…

Istanbul, 24 May 2010 – Following the closing of the Istanbul Conference on Somalia, the UN Special Representative, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, today said that the three-day meeting was "a major success" which resulted in…

Following the closing of the Istanbul Conference on Somalia, the UN Special Representative, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, today said that the three-day meeting was "a major success" which resulted in "important concrete proposals".

24 May 2010 - “Come, let us flee together, my love – let us leave the problems for the old greybeard to solve.” Though the residents of Paktya, known as Paktyawal, are men of swords and guns, their history is also full of…

23 May 2010 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Staffan de Mistura, today concluded a two-day official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran where he met with officials from…

KABUL - Two months after the UN Refugee Agency resumed its 2010 voluntary repatriation programme in Pakistan and five months since return started from Iran, 50,000 Afghan refugees have returned home with UNHCR’s assistance…