NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council commended yesterday the role of a regional UN body tasked to advance preventive diplomacy for successfully mobilizing Central Asian States to “normalizing the situation in…

Mr. President 1. Since my last briefing, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and his cabinet have officially taken office. The Prime Minister appears to enjoy broad support from the General National Congress, political parties and the…

KUNAR - The first privately-run television station of Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province started its regular broadcast earlier this week on Saturday, 26 January, bringing the number of TV channels in the province to two…

NEW YORK - SC/10903 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mohammad Masood Khan (Pakistan): The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenča, Special…

LAGHMAN - Construction of two protection walls on Alishang river in Miakhan Kas and Diziarat areas of Laghman Province has been completed at a total cost of US$ 240,000 provided by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP…

JALALABAD - Government officials from Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nuristan appealed to the international community yesterday to increase their assistance to the secluded province, where very few aid organizations have…

NEW YORK – The Security Council today stressed the need for cooperation and coordination between governments in Central Asia and regional organizations to strengthen peace, stability and sustainable development in the region…

KABUL - Afghanistan and Iran signed an agreement in Kabul today for electricity supply from Iran to three western provinces of Afghanistan – Nimroz, Herat and Farah. Afghanistan’s Minister for Energy and Water, Mohammad…

KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan and the humanitarian community in the country launched an appeal on 26 January to the international community to provide US$ 471 million to meet the growing humanitarian challenges in…

KUNDUZ - After passing a professional legal services exam, 20 young lawyers were introduced to the community in the northeastern Kunduz Province last week. The young lawyers, who make the first such group to have passed the…

JAWZJAN - For the first time in Jawzjan’s history, a woman has been appointed as the district governor. Sayra Shekib was appointed the governor of Khojadokoh district and was officially introduced to the district authorities…

24 January 2013 – Burundi continues to make steady progress in strengthening governance and recovering from recurrent strife, but given persistent political tensions and poverty, support from the international community is…