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6 May 2010 - This week World Press Freedom Day was marked with the worldwide theme of “Freedom of Information”. UNAMA has spoken to a number of people working in Afghanistan to see what they think about the issue. Masooma…

6 May 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS

KABUL - For the first time ever last week, the cricket teams of India and Afghanistan came together on - and off - the playing field, within the International Cricket Council World Twenty20. On the eve of the game in St…

4 May 2010 - Follow the Afghan cricket team's progress - on and off the field - at the ICC T-20 World Cup in the West Indies this entire month, through exclusive photographs courtesy of UNICEF, which is partnering with the…

3 May 2010 - About a dozen journalists based in Afghanistan’s eastern regional hub of Jalalabad today endorsed a resolution calling on the Government to ensure the safety of journalists and the freedom of expression. At a…

3 May 2010 - The United Nations and the Government of Afghanistan today emphasized the need for freedom of information and the importance of a free press at a day-long event in Kabul to mark World Press Freedom Day…

KABUL - The United Nations and the Government of Afghanistan today emphasized the need for freedom of information and the importance of a free press at a day-long event in Kabul to mark World Press Freedom Day, celebrated…

2 May 2010 - Afghanistan's Government has made important commitments to protect children from the impact of armed conflict, according to a new United Nations report. “The Government has shown political will to deal with…

KABUL - Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001 Afghanistan has seen a remarkable boom in the media scene. Today the Director-General of UNESCO, says the Day is "an occasion to remember the importance of our right to know."…

2 May 2010 - A journalist by choice, Gulistan Ghalib needs no introduction in eastern Afghanistan. Having worked as a journalist for almost 40 years in Afghanistan’s most difficult times, spanning from Soviet occupation to…

KABUL - A report issued by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, at the end of her mission to Afghanistan in February this year, states that the Afghan…

26 April 2010 - A senior United Nations official today called for greater efforts to assist Afghans, who remain extremely vulnerable to a wide range of health challenges associated with natural disasters, conflict and the…