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KABUL - Hasina Jalal is one of two Afghans to win the 2014 N-Peace Award prize, administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to recognize the leadership role of women and peace advocates from six conflict…
A protracted struggle for media freedoms has culminated in Afghanistan’s President ratifying the Access to Information law, which some have hailed as a new era of press freedoms. Media advocates say they hope the law will…
United Nations-backed radio broadcasts, television debates and theatre performances focused on the critical importance of protecting Afghan women and girls from violence. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence…
Tahera Hussaini is a midwife in the Hesar Robat village of Miramor district of Daikundi, one of Afghanistan’s most remote provinces in the central highlands region. As one of 80 midwives trained by the United Nations…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the killing of 12 civilians in Giro district, Ghazni province yesterday. Two vehicles traveling to a wedding party hit two pressure-plate…
30 May 2014 - To educate prison officers about managing facilities and handling inmates, UNMISS today concluded a two-week supervisory course in the Eastern Equatoria capital Torit. Some 20 non-commissioned officers of the…
28 May 2014 - To investigate causes of conflict in South Sudan, a delegation from the African Union (AU) Commission of Enquiry visited the Upper Nile State capital Malakal today. Commission members were making a field…
29 May 2014 - The Security Council today extended the mandate of UNIOGBIS with its efforts to advance stability, security and development.The Security Council voted unanimously to extend by six months the mandate of the…
International Day of UN Peacekeepers celebration in Juba on 29 May. Photo: UNMISS/Isaac Billy