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NEW YORK - United Nations officials today stressed the importance of providing adequate health services to older citizens and called on countries to commit resources to help their ageing populations lead a healthy and active…

KABUL - WHO and the Afghanistan Stop TB Partnership suggested an urgent need for studies to explore why Afghanistan is the world’s only country with higher rates of tuberculosis (TB) among women than among men. About 66% of…

KABUL - One hillside in Pashtun Kot District in the northern Afghan province of Faryab stands out. Dotted with graves, it is the final resting place for the victims of underdevelopment: Villagers travel from far-off mountains…

NEW YORK - As Afghanistan’s transition picks up pace, regional engagement becomes even more important, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as the country’s partners met in neighbouring Tajikistan. Afghan authorities are…

KABUL - H. E. Dr. Suraya Dalil, acting Minister of Public Health, Dr. Laurent Zessler, the UNFPA Representative, members of parliament, representatives of the Ministry of Haj and Religious Affairs and Ulama Council opened the…

NEW YORK - The transition process in Afghanistan remains on track despite recent tragic incidents, the United Nations envoy to the country said today, adding that efforts continue to strengthen the capacity of national…

KABUL - The Ulema Council of Afghanistan issued a statement on 2 March 2012, which condemned desecration of Quraan by American military at Bagram Base and discussed issues of transfer of prisons to Afghan security forces by…

VIENNA - Two United Nations agencies have joined forces today in an effort to wean poor rural communities off of their dependency on drug crop cultivation through initiatives spurring economic growth and sustainable…

NEWYORK- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his deep sadness at the news of the helicopter crash on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, which claimed the lives of over a dozen Turkish soldiers and Afghan…

KANDAHAR - Wide spectrum of the Afghan society in the country’s south have called for calm in the aftermath of tragic killing earlier this week of civilians in Kandahar province. According to the Kandahar Governor’s Office…

NEW YORK - I was very, very sad to hear about this shocking incident. So many people, including children, were killed by the act of a single individual. We expect that an investigation will rapidly establish the facts and…

NEW YORK - The United Nations is stepping up its efforts to provide health, food aid and temporary shelter to those affected by the avalanche that hit the Dispay village in the Badakshan province of northern Afghanistan last…