News from our Missions
Updates from UN special political missions supporting conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and political processes worldwide.
NEWYORK - More than 100 Heads of State and government today gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the start of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which seeks to shape new policies to promote…
KANDAHAR - My name is Haji Lal Mohammad and I am the Deputy Head of the Environmental Protection Department in Kandahar. The main problems for the environment in Kandahar are the lack of proper canalization and sewerage…
KABUL - As World Refugee Day is marked, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) indicated that the flow of Afghan refugees returning home continues but at a slower rate.The UNHCR noted that nearly a quarter of…
Abidjan, 15 June, 2012 - The International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF) and the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) held a regional Forum on Media, Peace and Security in West Africa, on 14 and 15 June 2012…
ZABUL - According to local officials, a clean drinking water plant has established in Qalat, capital of Zabul province. The water purifying plant will provide clean drinking water to thousands of families in Qalat. The plant…
KABUL - The provincial government in Khost province organized two day disputes resolution program to address the often intractable conflicts that arise among tribes in the province To solve these conflict, with roots that…
Tripoli, 17 June 2012- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya (SRSG) Ian Martin expresses his concerns about the recent resumption of fighting in a number of Libyan localities, in which children, women…
KABUL - The reservoir that once collected stream water and provided Chahi village, Balkh province, with drinking water is now just dirt. Villagers rely on salty ground water or a dirty water pump that contributes to local…
HELMAND - 54 robbers were arrested by Helmand police during the month of June in Lashkar Gah and its belonging areas. Helmand chief of police colonel Abdul Nabi Alham said on Sunday 17th June; Police arrested 54 robbers in…
Abidjan, 15 June, 2012 - The International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF) and the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) held a regional Forum on Media, Peace and Security in West Africa, on 14 and 15 June 2012…
Abidjan, 15 June, 2012 - The International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF) and the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) held a regional Forum on Media, Peace and Security in West Africa, on 14 and 15 June 2012…
KUNDUZ - Fazul Wahab Fazli,Kunduz Chief Judges chaired a public trail meeting on Wednesday, attended by defence lawyers, prosecutors, accused persons and relatives of accused perpetrators. Two cases of killing and immoral…