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23 November 2010 - Afghanistan needs a comprehensive Child Act fully in line with the provisions and principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In Afghanistan today one in five children die before reaching their…

21 November 2010 - To mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the World Health Organization and the Afghan Ministry of Public Health remember the many citizens who unnecessarily lost their lives in Afghanistan…

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the search for peace through a political process in Afghanistan must be led by the people of that country themselves, and pledged United Nations' continued support for…

18 November 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel to Lisbon, Portugal, this weekend to attend a high-level meeting on Afghanistan held under the auspices of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Mr Ban…

17 November 2010 - On behalf of the entire United Nations family in Afghanistan, I wish to extend best wishes to all Afghan citizens on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha – a celebration of both the meaning of sacrifice and the…

16 November 2010 (UN News Centre, NY) - The United Nations envoy mission in Afghanistan has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the country in delivering governance, security and development, as the Government and its…

15 November 2010 - The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and its international partners met today in Kabul at the 15th meeting of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) to review progress in the…

KABUL - I welcome the joint statement today by the Electoral Complaints Commission and Independent Election Commission. The statement confirms the thorough work of each independent commission in resolving electoral issues in…

welcoming joint statement by Afghan independent election authorities 11 November 2010, Kabul - I welcome the joint statement today by the Electoral Complaints Commission and Independent Election Commission. The statement…

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10 November 2010 - Japan signed a JPY1 1,356, 000, 000 yen, approximately USD 16,000,000 agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today in the presence of the Minister of Energy and…

4 November 2010 - UN Day was marked on Sunday 31 October in Gardez, the provincial capital of Paktya province. The event under the banner of “UN Role in the Southeast Region” was aimed at raising people’s awareness of the…