Rome, 03 July, 2012 – The 22nd meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia under the chairmanship of the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Dr Augustine Mahiga, together…

Rome, 02 July 2012 – SRSG Mahiga welcomed the convening of the 22nd meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia and expressed his gratitude to Foreign Minister Terzi, the Government of Italy and colleagues from the…

Rome, 02 July 2012 – The Prime Minister thanked UNPOS for convening the meeting and Norway and the United States of America, the two co-chairs of this important event, for their commitment and hard work. He also thanked the…

Mogadishu, 01 July 2012 – As Somalia celebrates 52 years of independence, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr. Augustine P. Mahiga, has commended the progress made in the country's…

GHAZNI - Officials in the Ministry of Information and Culture Affairs say they are continuing their efforts to repair the historical monuments of Ghazni before 2013, as the city has been named the capital of Islamic…

KABUL - President Hamid Karzai has said he expects $4 billion in funding for civilian assistance at the International Conference in Tokyo in two weeks. The pledges would back the Government’s National Priority Programmes…

KABUL - Already doubling their population in the past decade, the number of elderly residents in Afghanistan is set to grow sharply posing unique contributions and challenges to the country’s social services. The Afghan…

NEWYORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged world leaders to build on the commitments they made during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to achieve economic, environmental and social…