10 March 2011 - Hundreds of local residents and provincial officials gathered this week at the foot of the cliff-side caverns that once housed two giant Buddha statues to mark ten years since the destruction of Afghanistan’s…

10 March 2011 -- "The Secretary-General notes with satisfaction the statement issued by the Government of President Ouattara regarding as invalid a declaration by the authorities supporting Mr. Gbagbo, banning United Nations…

New York, 10 March 2011 – At the 6494th meeting of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Somalia, the President of the Security Council makes a statement on behalf of the Council. The Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr…

8 March 2011 – Hundreds of women carrying banners with “We Want Justice” written in Dari today urged provincial officials to make life better for women in Dai Kundi, where the United Nations body leading the global effort to…

KABUL - Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan; Ivan Simonovic, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights; Georgette Gagnon, Director of UNAMA Human Rights; and Sima Samar…

KABUL - This report was prepared jointly by UNAMA and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. Transcript

KABUL - Parties to the armed conflict in Afghanistan should escalate their efforts to protect Afghan civilians in 2011, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights…

Nairobi, 8 March 2011 – SRSG Mahiga addresses Somali women on International Women's Day. [English] [Somali]

NEW YORK - On this day, I salute the women of the Middle East and North Africa, along with women all over the world who are taking great risks to stand up and fight for dignity, justice and human rights for themselves and for…

The participation of women and girls in today's Afghanistan is more crucial than ever in shaping the nation of tomorrow. KABUL - Women in Afghanistan are taking their places at all levels of society. All Afghans should be…

KABUL - Women’s achievements will not be sidelined during ongoing peace efforts, President Hamid Karzai today said as United Nations senior officials in Afghanistan marked International Women’s Day by advocating for the…