KABUL - A majority of workers in Afghanistan’s brick kilns are child bonded labourers under the age of 14, according to a new survey commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO Representative for…

KABUL - The head of the United Nations entity mandated to promote gender equality today said that her priority this year is to enhance the economic empowerment and political participation of women and called for the support…

Communiqué of the 21st meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia. Djibouti, 06 February 2012

Djibouti, 6 February 2012 – The 21st meeting of the International Contact Group(ICG) on Somalia was held under the chairmanship of the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Dr Augustine…

Beirut, Lebanon Sunday, 04 February 2012 Mr. Derek Plumbly, the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, arrived today in Beirut to officially take up his new responsibilities. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki…

KABUL - First of all let me greet you all and welcome you all here today. And we are very much honoured by your presence and by your interest.

Beirut, Lebanon Monday, 16 January 2012 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mr. Derek Plumbly of the United Kingdom as his Special Coordinator for Lebanon. He will succeed Mr. Michael Williams of the…

31 January 2012 - Guinea-Bissau has become the latest country to declare that it has cleared all known mined areas according to its obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention. "Guinea…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic

KABUL - Afghanistan. In response to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology alleged medicine contamination, the Ministry of Public Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) want to reassure the Afghan public that this…

The eleventh session of the Joint Security Committee was held in Mogadishu from 31 January to 1 February 2012.