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Hundreds of young people converged on the United Nations in New York today as the General Assembly kicked off a high-level meeting devoted to tackling the challenges facing youth and exploring their potential to bring about…

NEW YORK - Representatives from 400 youth groups will gather in New York on Monday to attend a high-level meeting on youth convened by the General Assembly to discuss a wide range of issues of concern to the younger…

KABUL - Staffan de Mistura, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan, today met at their request with key women members of the Wolesi Jirga or the lower house of the Afghan Parliament…

13 July 2011 - Schools and hospitals must remain zones of peace to be respected by all conflict actors the United Nations Security Council ruled Tuesday in a new resolution intended to protect children and young adults caught…

NEWYORK - The Security Council today, recognizing schools and hospitals as safe havens for children, called for all parties to conflict that attack such facilities to be held accountable and that they be added to the list…

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, thank you for convening this timely conversation. Special thanks also to our distinguished guests from regional and sub-regional…

KABUL - Afghanistan is struggling to improve health conditions for women, but indicators released recently show the country has the highest maternal mortality risk and the lowest female life expectancy in the world. According…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and Mine Action Coordination Centre for Afghanistan (MACCA) condemn in strongest terms the brutal killing of four deminers from the Demining Agency for…

NEW YORK - The everyday life of Afghan people living in the midst of conflict is the focus of a new photography exhibition currently on display at the United Nations Visitors Lobby in New York. “Afghanistan: Everyday in the…

KABUL - Although Afghanistan has suffered through years of war, the Afghan people prove that the spirit of Afghanistan is still very much alive. This is the message the Afghanistan Ambassador to the United Nations Mr. Zahir…

10 July 2011 – A new library for the library of Law Faculty of Kunduz University was officially inaugurated at a ceremony attended on Saturday. In attendance were Kunduz University professors and staff from UNAMA and GIZ, the…

The transition towards greater Afghan leadership and ownership is on track, the top United Nations envoy to the country reported today, while adding that the process must not just be about security but also be linked to…