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1 June 2011 – Hundreds of children today celebrated International Children’s Day in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, as the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners called on all parties to the conflict in the country to…

KABUL - On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization celebrates the successes of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the fight against the epidemic of tobacco use. Since it was adopted by the…

KABUL - The ninth Annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers is being commemorated today under the theme of 'Law. Order. Peace', focusing on efforts to strengthen rule of law. “In Afghanistan, peacekeeping day means…

29 May 2011 - In July 2008, the National Justice Sector Strategy for Afghanistan called on UNAMA and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish the Provincial Justice Coordination Mechanism (PJCM) as a joint…

28 May 2011 - Ann-Kristin Kvilekval heads the Police Advisory Unit at UNAMA. The Norwegian national worked with the UN missions in Lebanon and Timor Leste before coming to Kabul. On the occasion of the International Day of…

26 May 2011 – International and Afghan investors flocked to Bamyan this week for a conference to strengthen eco-tourism and adventure sports, while also discussing ways to build up the transportation and tourist logistics in…

27 May 2011 - Secretary-Ban Ki-moon today underlined the huge benefits societies reap from ensuring that girls and women have access to education, saying the opportunity to acquire knowledge creates a new generation of…

26 May 2011 - This programme examines secondary education in Afghanistan, including the latest achievements but also challenges the Ministry of Education currently faces. Feature interviews include the Media Advisor to the…

25 May 2011 – Major fossil fuel exporting and importing nations in the Asia-Pacific, meeting at a United Nations forum, agreed today to enhance cooperation to promote energy self-reliance in a region where high food and oil…

23 May 2011 - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has drafted a plan committing Member States and development partners to implement priority nutrition interventions and policies on health care, education and…