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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…

7 November 2010, Kabul - The Ministry of Public Health, with the support of UNICEF, the World Health Organization and civil society partners is conducting this year's final round of National Immunization Days during 7-9…

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Beijing, 4 November 2010 – Senior government ministers and officials from 28 countries across Asia and the Pacific gathered in Beijing today for the High Level Meeting on Co-operation for Child Rights in the Asia-Pacific…

4 November 2010 - In the Islam Qala area, on the border with Iran, a new outbreak of Leishmaniasis has recently afflicted the local population. On Saturday 30 October tens of women and men lined up at a specialized clinic…

Delivered by Mr Martin Kobler, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan 3 November 2010, ISTANBUL, Turkey - I thank the Government of Turkey for its initiative in hosting this fourth Regional…

3 November 2010 - Local residents of Daman district in Kandahar province are confident that the recently launched eight-kilometre road construction project will improve their local economy. The road is being constructed by…

31 October 2010, UN News Centre, NY – The United Nations mission in Afghanistan announced today that it has set up a group of experts to support the crucial work of a newly-formed council tasked with finding ways to ensure…

31 October 2010 - With a UN-funded micro-hydro project due to be completed next month, locals of Nawlam village in eastern Laghman province hope that the 30-KW electricity it generates will allow their children better access…

31 October 2010 - The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is supporting the Afghan Customs Department with a package of training programmes in response to a request from the Government. English language…

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