14 March 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, Mr. José Ramos-Horta, on Thursday urged Guinea-Bissau's authorities, political parties and parliamentarians to complete a road map for…

The First Communiqué of Kampala Process: A draft Somali Maritime Strategy

13 March 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, José Ramos-Horta, had a meeting on Wednesday with Transitional President Manuel Serifo Nhamajo at the Presidential Palace in Bissau.The…

BAMYAN - Members of the Bamyani community in Afghanistan commemorated earlier this week the 12th anniversary of the destruction of the renowned giant Buddha statues, carved into a cliff-side and known throughout the world as…

The challenges of clearing tonnes of abandoned munitions in one former regime facility in central Libya are an example of the dangers of proliferation in post-revolutionary Libya. JUFRA - It's a desolate reddish-brown…

Tripoli, 12 March 2013 – Japan is contributing US$1.8 million to the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action to facilitate the clearance of explosive remnants of war, coordinated by the United Nations Support…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the two suicide attacks carried out by anti-government forces on 9 March 2013, which resulted in the deaths of at least 19 civilians, including…

Libyan women rights activists marking International Women's Day called for a prominent role for women in charting the course of the new Libya, particularly in the constitutional process, as they expressed fears that the…

Libyan women rights activists marking International Women's Day called for a prominent role for women in charting the course of the new Libya, particularly in the constitutional process, as they expressed fears that the…