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Nangarhar radio starts broadcast of Afghan law seeking to end violence against women

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 women on 25 November.

28 Nov 2010

Search for peace in Afghanistan must be led by the country's people – Ban

NEW YORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the search for peace through a political process in Afghanistan must be led by the people of that country themselves, and pledged United Nations' continued support for the efforts to restore security.

21 Nov 2010

Afghanistan to introduce de-worming in major polio campaign

KABUL - Around 7.8 million children across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan will be targeted during a 3-day polio vaccination drive.

05 Oct 2010

The Secretary-General’s Message on World Habitat Day 2010

NEW YORK - As our world grows predominantly urban, World Habitat Day provides an annual opportunity to reflect on how we can make our towns and cities better places for all.

04 Oct 2010

Afghan opium production nearly halved, UN report finds

KABUL - Afghan opium production has decreased by almost 50 per cent this year, the United Nations said in a new report released today, while cautioning that rising prices on the global market may induce farmers to cultivate more of the lucrative crop.

01 Oct 2010

Sharp drop in Afghan opium production, says UNODC

KABUL - While opium poppy cultivation remained at 2009 levels, opium production halved in 2010, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), 2010 Afghan Opium Survey released today.

30 Sep 2010

With Afghan elections over, time to refocus on peace and development – UN envoy

NEW YORK - With a series of important political events having taken place this year, it is now time for Afghanistan and its partners to focus on the road ahead in ensuring peace and development for the country, a top United Nations official said today.

29 Sep 2010

UN SG calls on youth to give ideas on tackling global challenges on Peace Day

NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-General's message on Peace Day: Today we observe the annual International Day of Peace — a day dedicated to ceasefire and non-violence.

21 Sep 2010

Top UN envoy cautiously optimistic on upcoming Afghan polls

KABUL - Afghanistan’s upcoming parliamentary polls will be “far from” perfect, but they should be much less marred by fraud than last year’s presidential elections, the top United Nations envoy to the country said today.

14 Sep 2010

UNAMA supports IEC decision reaffirming final list of polling centres

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) fully supports the reaffirmation today by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) of its definitive decision that it will conduct the 18 September Wolesi Jirga elections based on the final list of po

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