TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – On 9-10 August, Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Uzbekistan for meetings…

Thirty-one-year-old Ahmed (not his real name) joined Al-Shabaab because he needed an income. It was a decision, he says, he will forever regret. Ahmed was the head of a special group within Al-Shabaab that provided…

NIMROZ - Good governance plays a vital role in promoting development and democracy heard participants at a UNAMA-backed workshop in Zaranj, the provincial capital of southwestern Nimroz province. Mohammad Qasim Khadri, the…

The Women Scholarship for Peace: Global South is an initiative coordinated by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs at Vienna within the so-called Disarmament and Non-proliferation Partnership (DNP) of 27 organizations, all…

Thirty former Al-Shabaab combatants have graduated from the Baidoa Rehabilitation Centre in South West State of Somalia after completing an intensive rehabilitation programme. The ex-combatants, who received vocational…

From 4 to 8 August 2016, the Africa Union High Representative for Mali and the Sahel (MISAHEL), Mr. Pierre Buyoya, and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-general for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)…

World Hepatitis Day is celebrated every year on 28 July, this year under the theme "Elimination". The date is an opportunity to intensify national and international efforts against hepatitis and urge partners and member…

JALALABAD - The crucial role played by young Afghans in peace building was highlighted at a UNAMA-backed TV roundtable in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of eastern Nangarhar province. Lutfullah Qarizada, a civil society…

KUNDUZ - The importance of girls’ education for the country’s future was the focus of twin UNAMA-supported TV roundtables in northeastern Takhar and Badakhshan provinces. Razmara Hawash, a panelist in the Takhar event and…

“All stakeholders should demonstrate political will and good faith. The population of the country is watching you and counts on you because it is the first victim of this situation.” “We are convinced that with political will…

RER. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I will give a general overview of the situation with a particular emphasis on the political process, then Jan Egeland will get into more details about the humanitarian situation, as…

A new political drama aimed at encouraging women’s participation in politics is up and running on various radio stations in Somalia. The drama is about a young, courageous Somali woman named Habboon, who is determined to…