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18 November 2011 - From rooftops to railroad tracks, Asia's largest cities will need to maximize every bit of space to feed one of the world's fastest-growing populations, said experts at a UN Food and Agriculture…

NEW YORK - Innovative agricultural approaches will be crucial to respond to increasing competition for water and energy resources, said the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), calling for more integrated…

NEW YORK - Increasing economic and social disparities pose a threat to children’s rights, Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon said today, stressing that much more needs to be done to safeguard millions of young people around the…

NEW YORK - Civilians are bearing the brunt of conflict in several countries, the United Nations top humanitarian official said today, reminding parties to such disputes of the their obligation under international humanitarian…

KABUL - Commemorating World Diabetes Day, WHO and the Minister of Public Health (MoPH) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, stressed the importance of informing Afghans about preventing diabetes symptoms and seeking help…

NEW YORK - An Afghan women’s rights campaigner and a Palestinian peace activist are the winners of a United Nations award recognizing their outstanding contributions to the promotion of tolerance and non-violence, the UN…

KABUL - The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) chief today reiterated that the agency’s work in Afghanistan is purely humanitarian in a visit meant to honour staff killed in last week’s attack in the southern city of…

9 November 2011 (IRIN) - Resettlement challenges in Afghanistan have discouraged refugees living in neighbouring countries from going home, with 60,000 returning in the past 10 months against 100,000 during the same period…

3 November 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that establishing peace in Afghanistan will strengthen stability in the entire region and lauded regional efforts to find ways to enhance security in the Asian…

NEW YORK - Environmental degradation could undermine local and international security by reinforcing and increasing grievances within and between societies, the United Nations Environment Protection Agency (UNEP) has said…

KANDAHAR - The “If I can do it, you can do it too” campaign run by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) launched role model speak series in the Southern Region where hundreds of schools girls and women…

KABUL - A long-serving member of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) team in Afghanistan, Mr Abdul Wali Modadiq, has been appointed the Deputy Director-General of Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection…