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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

UNAMA and MACCA condemn the killing of Afghan deminers

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and Mine Action Coordination Centre for Afghanistan (MACCA) condemn in strongest terms the brutal killing of four deminers from the Demining Agency for Afghanistan (DAFA) in Farah province.

11 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