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UN high-level meeting on youth to open in New York on Monday

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 generation, including jobs, poverty and sustainable development.

23 Jul 2011

Afghan women’s participation in Bonn Conference essential: UN envoy de Mistura

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 to discuss the representation of women in the upcoming

21 Jul 2011

SG Remarks to General Assembly Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,

13 Jul 2011

AFGHANISTAN: The worst place to be a mother

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.

12 Jul 2011

Afghans living in “midst of conflict”

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.

11 Jul 2011

Afghan Ambassador nostalgic about an Afghanistan that used to be “full of hope”

KABUL - Although Afghanistan has suffered through years of war, the Afghan people prove that the spirit of Afghanistan is still very much alive.

10 Jul 2011

Afghan transition must be about more than security-UN envoy

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 social, economic and human rights elements.

07 Jul 2011

New photo exhibit on Afghanistan, Darfur opens at UN in New York

A photographic exhibition entitled “On the Ground: UN Peace Operations in Darfur and in Afghanistan” opens today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

06 Jul 2011

Life in Darfur and Afghanistan captured and displayed in New York

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today launches a joint photographic exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in New York entitled "On the Ground: UN Peace Operations in Darfur and in Afghanistan."

06 Jul 2011

UN Secretary-General appoints Michael Keating as a Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan

United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Michael Keating of the United Kingdom as his Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan.

05 Jul 2011

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