UNOWA – Dakar, le 25 Février 2010 - The Heads of United Nations Peace Missions in West Africa held their XVIIIth High-level meeting on 25 February 2010 in Dakar, under the Chairmanship of Said Djinnit, Special Representative…
KABUL - Transcript of press conference in Kabul by Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy; Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan…
KABUL - The protection of children must be at the center of the reconciliation agenda of the Government of Afghanistan, as endorsed by the international community, said the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for…
KABUL - Today, Kabul’s Babur Gardens was host to 240 children learning how to avoid the dangers posed by landmines and other explosive remnants of war at an event organized by the Mine Action Coordination Centre of…
24 February 2010 - The outgoing United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has warned that – on its own – the massive United States-led military push in Taliban strongholds in southern Helmand province will not bring peace and…
23 February 2010 - A joint mission of United Nations and African Union (AU) today met with Guinea-Bissau authorities during a visit aimed to assess the country's situation and to express their organizations solidarity. Mr…
23 February 2010 - Former mujahideen commanders continue to lay down their arms in the hope to get more development in their area. Seven former commanders handed over their weapons to the provincial authorities in Bamyan…
23 February 2010 - The largest military offensive since 2002 is now underway in the Helmand province in Afghanistan. At the same time, a consensus is emerging that the conflict in this country can ultimately not be solved by…
KABUL - A top United Nations official in Afghanistan has repeated the world body’s call for all parties to the conflict to avoid civilian casualties, after an international military operation on Sunday reportedly killed at…
KABUL - I am deeply saddened at the reports of the terrible loss of civilian life on Sunday in southern Afghanistan. According to government figures, at least 27 civilians, including women and children, were killed and…
22 February 2010 - I am deeply saddened at the reports of the terrible loss of civilian life on Sunday in southern Afghanistan. According to government figures, at least 27 civilians, including women and children, were killed…