KABUL - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is seriously concerned that the protection needs of civilians, especially children and their right to education are being violated through reported attacks by…

To support non-state actors and reduce election violence, the UN organized a four-day friendly soccer competition for ex-combatants in Waterloo from 5-13 May 2012.

Mogadishu, 11 May 2012 – A technical cooperation agreement on assistance to Somalia in the areas of human rights was signed earlier today by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Office of the High Commissioner for…

KABUL - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, is calling on donor states to continue supporting the people of Afghanistan affected by the conflict and natural disasters. Valerie Amos, who is also the…

KABUL - An eight-member delegation from the Wolesi Jirga’s Women Committee has visited Bamyan to assess the situation of women during the security transition period, and find positive examples that it can show in other…

8 May 2012 - As negotiations towards finding a solution to the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau continue, the Security Council today reiterated its readiness to consider targeted sanctions against those involved in last…

MAZAR - The United Nations has distributed humanitarian aid to 175 internally displaced families in the northern province of Balkh who were forced to leave their home due to ongoing drought and insecurity. The families from…

KANDAHAR - Shortage of opium in the markets of Helmand and Kandahar provinces has increased the demand and prices have gone up. The key reasons for shortage in the market are government’s eradication programme and weak poppy…

KABUL - A young couple from different backgrounds question the marriages their parents have arranged. A taxi driver who has been shuttling through Kabul since the time of the King reflects on changes in the capital and relies…

KABUL - Last year a group of conservationists set up a camera in a hard-to-reach valley of the Central Highlands region. Their camera was connected to sensors which could detect movement and would take photos when there was…

She will replace Ms. Ellen Margrethe Løj of Denmark, who completed her assignment in January 2012. The Secretary-General is grateful for Ms. Løj's dedicated service and important contribution to the Liberian peace process…

KABUL – Reviving a thousand year-old tradition, Afghan youth in the central highlands gathered this week in the caves at the site of the Buddhas of Bamyan to learn stone carving. The dozen students from local schools and…