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International Women's Day: Message of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay

NEW YORK - On this day, I salute the women of the Middle East and North Africa, along with women all over the world who are taking great risks to stand up and fight for dignity, justice and human rights for themselves and for their compatriots.

08 Mar 2011

International Women's Day: Message of Special Representative Staffan de Mistura

The participation of women and girls in today's Afghanistan is more crucial than ever in shaping the nation of tomorrow.

08 Mar 2011

Peace efforts will not derail women’s gains, Karzai and UN officials stress on Women’s Day

KABUL - Women’s achievements will not be sidelined during ongoing peace efforts, President Hamid Karzai today said as United Nations senior officials in Afghanistan marked International Women’s Day by advocating for the implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against

08 Mar 2011

International Women's Day: Message of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

NEW YORK - One hundred years ago, when the world first commemorated International Women’s Day, gender equality and women’s empowerment were largely radical ideas.

07 Mar 2011

‘UN Women’ celebrates historic launch

KABUL - The new “UN Women” created to speed up progress towards gender equality around the world officially kicks off today at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

24 Feb 2011

Ghazni prepares for 2013 ‘Islamic cultural capital’

GHAZNI - The city of Ghazni in central Afghanistan is inching towards taking its 2013 title as the Asian capital of Islamic civilization by Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IESCO).

22 Feb 2011

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