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5 June 2011 – Dozens of young people today picked up trash in Bamyan city to mark World Environment Day and to draw attention to the importance of nature in the sustainable development of Afghanistan. The Afghan National…

5 June 2011 - A United Nations Security Council delegation is in Kabul this week to see first hand the effect of the armed conflict on Afghan children. The visit comes one month before the Security Council will debate a new…

5 June 2011 - Local journalists in Bamyan officially inaugurated the media centre where for more than a year they have been sharing information and report on behalf of their news agencies and media organizations. Speaking at…

2 June 2011 – The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) facilitated a humanitarian regional coordination meeting this week in Kunduz on the response of the UN, the Government and its partners…

2 June 2011 - A new project to strengthen labour law and administration in Afghanistan will be launched today by the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) and the International Labour Organization…

2 June 2011 - The Japanese word ‘Kizuna’ means solidarity or tie. UNESCO has adopted the word for a new campaign. School children from around the world are being asked to write a message of hope on a postcard. The aim is for…

THE DEADLINE FOR "KABUL, I LOVE YOU" ENTRIES HAS PASSED. PROJECTS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE DEADLINE ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED. CHECK BACK SOON TO READ ABOUT THE FINALISTS. 2 June 2011 - The deadline for entries into the "Kabul, I…

1 June 2011 – Hundreds of children today celebrated International Children’s Day in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, as the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners called on all parties to the conflict in the country to…

KABUL - On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization celebrates the successes of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the fight against the epidemic of tobacco use. Since it was adopted by the…

KABUL - The ninth Annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers is being commemorated today under the theme of 'Law. Order. Peace', focusing on efforts to strengthen rule of law. “In Afghanistan, peacekeeping day means…

29 May 2011 - In July 2008, the National Justice Sector Strategy for Afghanistan called on UNAMA and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish the Provincial Justice Coordination Mechanism (PJCM) as a joint…