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Human rights are the foundation of freedom, peace, development and justice -- and the heart of the work of the United Nations around the world. Dari - Pashto version Laws to protect and promote human rights are indispensable…

8 December 2010 - The High Peace Council, at its first public conference in Kandahar, said that peace and reconciliation is the Afghan Government’s top agenda. The conference was attended by Chairman Professor Burhanuddin…

5 December 2010 - Senior Government officials from Herat have sought the unequivocal support of the people and civil society in the fight against corruption. Speaking at a two-day forum organized by Herat’s Provincial Council…

5 December 2010 - On International Volunteer Day, which is also the day when the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme was established 40 years ago on 5 December, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted the work of…

5 December 2010 - On International Volunteer Day, we recognize millions of people around the world who give their time and talent to tackle global challenges: from volunteers working in their own communities on climate change…

2 December 2010 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS and UNAMA PHOTOS

KABUL - The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Mr Yury Fedotov crossed to the Sher Khan border in Kunduz on Tuesday and met with the Afghan National Police North Zonal Commander and…

1 December 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan - On World AIDS Day, government health officials, the United Nations and its partners identify priority measures needed to tackle the increasing public health concern that HIV/AIDS poses in…

Religious scholars to raise awareness for elimination of violence against women 30 November 2010 - Religious scholars have vowed to raise public awareness on the elimination of violence against women in mosques and other…

30 November 2010 - UNIFEM (part of UN Women) expresses its thanks and appreciation to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for facilitating the visit of Ms Ines Alberdi, Executive Director, UNIFEM (part of UN…

KABUL - A media house in the east of Afghanistan has started broadcasting articles of an Afghan law that seeks to end violence against women, coinciding with the start of a 16-day global campaign against violence against…

27 November 2010 - A top United Nations official today stressed the need for a broad strategy and greater international cooperation to boost counter-narcotics and crime prevention efforts in Afghanistan. “To tackle the…