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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…

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28 April 2010 - Earlier today, soldiers from the Afghan National Army marched at Kabul's famous Ghazi Stadium, at a ceremony to mark the 18th anniversary of the mujahideen victory over the Soviets in Afghanistan. More photos

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General has received the final report of the Board of Inquiry (BOI) into the 28 October 2009 terrorist attack on the Bakhtar guest house in Kabul where 34 UN staff were residing. The four-member BOI…

26 April 2010 - At a press conference in Kabul today, Dr Eric Laroche, Assistant Director-General for Health Action in Crises, World Health Organization (WHO) and Peter Graaff, WHO Country Representative also said more needs…

23 April 2010 - The Afghan Director-General of the National Environmental Protection Agency, Prince Mostapha Zaher, has been awarded the UN's highest award, the 2010 Champions of the Earth Award, for environmental leadership…

KABUL - The importance of funding in Education is paramount to the attainment of the EFA goals in Afghanistan. This genuine need was echoed in today’s ceremony which focused on celebrating the Education for All, Global Action…