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12 April 2011 - Today the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura at his request, met separately with the Chairman of the Ulema Council of Afghanistan, Maulavi Qiyamuddin…

KABUL - Actor Jeremy Renner, who shot to fame playing a bomb disposal expert in the Academy Award-winning film The Hurt Locker, took a five-day visit to Afghanistan in late 2010 to highlight the efforts of the United Nations…

8 April 2011 - Filmmakers, activists, journalists, aid workers, policy-makers and United Nations staff are gathering in New York this weekend for a two-day documentary forum aimed at raising public awareness about the fight…

KABUL - A week-long exhibit on living with landmines and the many faces of Mine Action by photographer Marco Grob today opens at Bagh-e-Babur Garden in Kabul to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in…

7 April 2011 - Drug resistance is becoming more severe and many infections are no longer easily cured, leading to prolonged and expensive treatment and greater risk of death, warns the World Health Organization (WHO) on World…

KABUL - The Afghan Ministry of Public Health and the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) are warning that urgent action is needed to curb excessive use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials or the world risks…

6 April 2011 - Ladies and Gentlemen, we gather, today, to mourn our colleagues. The roster of the fallen, in recent days, has been shocking and profoundly sad. We stand in solidarity with their friends and families, united in…

KABUL - On 28 October 2009, attackers stormed the Bakhtar guest house in Kabul killing five United Nations staff as part of a plan to disrupt the presidential election runoff. We remember: Jossie Esto, UNDP electoral…

3 April, Kabul - Afghanistan experienced its third day of protests in the wake of the burning of the Koran two weeks ago by a US pastor in Florida. Sunday’s protests occurred in many provinces and cities across the country…