New York, 14 January 2010 - The SRSG addresses the Security Council urges the international community to coordinate its efforts and individual diplomatic initiatives closely and provide more vigorous moral, diplomatic and…
The following Security Council statement was read out today by Council President Zhang Yesui (China): The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenca, Special Representative of the United Nations…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today called on all sides of Afghanistan’s conflict to minimize the impact of fighting on civilians. Full Report - Press release: English - Dari - Pashto…
12 January 2010 - The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) is in the process of providing safe piped water to the residents of Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. Following a…
11 January 2010 - Two Afghan photographers trained by world-renowned British photo-journalist Tim Page and UNAMA are already beginning to make their mark on the journalism scene in the country. Barat Ali Batoor, 26, who…
11 January 2010 - At the end of this month more than sixty countries and international organizations will gather for the London Conference on Afghanistan. Four years ago this month another conference in London cemented the…
NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today outlined seven priorities for 2010, beginning with the urgent need for a renewed focus on sustainable development, including advancing efforts to achieve the globally agreed…
8 January 2010 - The Government of Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations signed today an agreement leading to the voluntary departure, under guarantee, of Rear Admiral José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto from the UN premises in Bissau…
9 January 2010 - Not many ordinary Afghans are aware of their basic rights after years of war and instability and even the most simple of privileges are not realized by some. A middle class citizen may not be able to tell you…