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7 June 2010 - Latest news and information from UN agencies operating in Afghanistan. 7 June 2010 UNDP PHOTO EXHIBITION (8-10 JUNE 2010) On 8 June at 10am, a police photo exhibition, “Enhancing Security and Rule of Law for…

5 June 2010 - Nineteen police officers have just graduated from a six-week training in management and good governance in Kandahar. The Canadian Civilian Police in Kandahar provided the technical and financial support for the…

NEW YORK - The United Nations today congratulated the Government and people of Afghanistan as they concluded a three-day dialogue aimed at achieving peace in the country, calling it an important step in efforts to end…

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2 June 2010 - A United Nations independent human rights expert today sounded the alarm about the practice of targeted killings, saying it had a tenuous legal basis and could undermine the rules that aim to prevent…

KABUL - Today, an international delegation spearheaded by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) completed a critical three-day mission assessing the situation of drug-dependence amongst Afghan school-age…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s Consultative Peace Jirga opened this morning in the capital Kabul, with 1,600 participants from across the country taking part in the three-day event aimed at developing a common vision about the way…

NEW YORK - The United Nations refugee agency is seeking US$ 18 million to meet an anticipated shortfall in funding for its operation in Iran, which is hosting more than one million Afghans who fled their homeland. To date…

31 May 2010 - Latest news and information from UN agencies operating in Afghanistan. WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY: WHO URGES COUNTRIES TO PROTECT WOMEN FROM TOBACCO On World No Tobacco Day today, WHO will focus on the harm to women’s…

30 May 2010 - Herat’s Department of Women Affairs (DoWA) held a two-day workshop at the Afghan Journalism Centre last week to establish a better working relationship with the media. From 25 to 26 May 2010, 20 representatives…

28 May 2010 - With the laying of wreaths, cultural activities, parades and photo exhibitions, United Nations personnel serving across the globe are honouring those peacekeepers who have fallen and those who continue to serve…