DPPA
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

News from our Missions

KABUL - Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001 Afghanistan has seen a remarkable boom in the media scene. Today the Director-General of UNESCO, says the Day is "an occasion to remember the importance of our right to know."…
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Nairobi, 2 May 2010 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has strongly condemned the explosions yesterday at the Abdalla Shideye Mosque in Mogadishu's Bakara market which killed and injured many…
2 May 2010 - A journalist by choice, Gulistan Ghalib needs no introduction in eastern Afghanistan. Having worked as a journalist for almost 40 years in Afghanistan’s most difficult times, spanning from Soviet occupation to…
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Special Representative Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has strongly condemned the explosions yesterday at the Abdalla Shideye mosque in Mogadishu's Bakara market which killed and injured many Somalis and a number of foreigners.
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Conakry, April 30, 2010 – On the evening of 30 April, during an audience with a joint delegation comprised of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN), the Interim…
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Conakry, April 30, 2010 – On the evening of 30 April, during an audience with a joint delegation comprised of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN), the Interim…
28 April 2010 - Earlier today, soldiers from the Afghan National Army marched at Kabul's famous Ghazi Stadium, at a ceremony to mark the 18th anniversary of the mujahideen victory over the Soviets in Afghanistan. More photos