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KABUL - As temperatures drop around the country, UNHCR, its partners and the Afghan government are working together to provide relief supplies to help some 200,000 vulnerable people cope with the harsh winter. Dari UNHCR has…
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KABUL - The United Nations today called on all Afghans to take part in a 16-day campaign to end violence against women and girls, which it described as a “widespread and deeply rooted” problem in the country. “Even though…
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30 November 2009 -- A senior United Nations peacekeeping official today voiced “extreme” concern over the fate of two abducted staff members of the joint UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID), warning that the security…
KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan today underlined the importance of Afghanistan’s participation in the international “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.” Press conference transcript in Dari | Pashto The…
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Beirut, Lebanon - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) today underwent a transfer of command from Germany to Italy. In a ceremony aboard German flagship FGS Schleswig-Holstein at…
KABUL - The international conference on Afghanistan that will be staged in London early next year provides “a very timely” opportunity to discuss the country's agenda in the wake of its recent presidential elections…
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KABUL - It is the beginning of the afternoon in Kabul, the Afghan capital. A clear blue sky has replaced the rainy weather of the last few days, and a pale winter sun rises over the Hindu Kush Mountains. The downtown bazaar…
26 November 2009 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS
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The Prisons Advisory Unit of MINURCAT organized, between 16 and 21 November 2009, a training workshop for prison managers. The workshop, which took place in N'Djamena, drew participants from all over Chad, comprising 40 Heads…
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KUNAR - An event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women has been held in Afghanistan’s Kunar province. Press Release by the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women The local…
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24 November 2009 - A delegation of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council today met with regional Government officials, community leaders and UNAMID staff in North Darfur. The delegation, headed by Ambassador…
An outbreak of the tropical disease kala azar, which has led to 16 reported deaths thus far, has been confirmed by medical authorities in Southern Sudan. Malakal Teaching Hospital Medical Director Dr. Tut Gony Yemon told the…