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UN and Afghan NGOs call for ceasefire ahead of Peace Day

KABUL - With just a week until Peace Day 2009, the United Nations today called on all parties to "silence their guns" and declare a ceasefire.

14 Sep 2009

Sar-i- Pul gets first insemination centre

KABUL - Next month the province of Sar-i-Pul will receive its first artificial insemination centre for livestock, paid for by the district’s own farmers.

14 Sep 2009

Peace Day 2009 countdown: 7 days to go - What are you doing for Peace?

KABUL - There are just seven days left until the International Day of Peace: “to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the Day.”

14 Sep 2009

Peace Day 2009: Let the vaccinators through

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 4: World Health Organization

13 Sep 2009

Peace Day 2009: “Peace depends on a strong bond between the Government and the people”

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 3: UNODC

12 Sep 2009

Peace Day 2009: "it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed"

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 2: UNESCO

11 Sep 2009

Peace Day 2009: Food for Peace

KABUL - As Peace Day 21 September approaches UNAMA is featuring articles from UN agencies on the work the UN is doing for peace in Afghanistan. 1: The Food and Agriculture Organization.

10 Sep 2009

Death spotlights perils faced by journalists in Afghanistan – UN

9 September 2009 - The death of an Afghan journalist who was killed during a rescue operation to free him and New York Times journalist Stephen Farrell from Taliban captivity highlights the dangers faced by media professionals working in the country, the top United Nations envoy there said.

09 Sep 2009

UN Envoy to candidates, voters: Be calm so ECC can perform

24 August 2009 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Kai Eide, urged all candidates, their supporters, and voters to be patient, so that the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) can carry out its work and make decisions on the complaints that have been received.

08 Sep 2009

UN urges Afghan government and its partners to take ‘serious action’ on literacy

KABUL - Three United Nations agencies in Afghanistan today urged the government and development partners to take “serious action” towards improving access to “quality and relevant” literacy programmes in the country.

07 Sep 2009

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