3 November 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that establishing peace in Afghanistan will strengthen stability in the entire region and lauded regional efforts to find ways to enhance security in the Asian…

NEW YORK - Environmental degradation could undermine local and international security by reinforcing and increasing grievances within and between societies, the United Nations Environment Protection Agency (UNEP) has said…

3 November 2011 - While Guinea-Bissau has made important progress recently, including in police reform, it is vital that it press ahead with other challenges such as the launch of a pension fund for ex-military and security…

KANDAHAR - The “If I can do it, you can do it too” campaign run by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) launched role model speak series in the Southern Region where hundreds of schools girls and women…

3 November 2011 - Security Council examines today the Secretary-General report on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in that country. UNIOGBIS mandate…

KABUL - A long-serving member of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) team in Afghanistan, Mr Abdul Wali Modadiq, has been appointed the Deputy Director-General of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection…

BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China will enhance military cooperation with Burundi so to contribute to the overall development of bilateral ties and China-Africa cooperation. Vice Chairman of China's Central Military…

2 November 2011 – Norway, Australia and the Netherlands lead this year's newly released Human Development Index (HDI) rankings, the annual United Nations measure of progress in human well-being, while the Democratic Republic…

2 November 2011 - Environmental deterioration threatens to reverse recent progress in human development for the world’s poorest, warns a United Nations report released today, calling for urgent action to slow climate change…

2 November 2011 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched its Human Development Report 2011 entitled Sustainability and Equality: A Better Future for All. Click here to read more about the report. The…

ISTANBUL, Turkey On 2 November, SRSG Jenč a took part in the Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan organized by Turkey and Afghanistan with а strong support of the United Nations. Fourteen countries involved in Afghanistan…

KABUL - A long-serving member of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) team in Afghanistan, Mr Abdul Wali Modadiq, has been appointed the Deputy Director-General of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection…