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UN Secretary-General's message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

NEW YORK - Torture is a brutal attempt to destroy a person’s sense of dignity and sense of human worth. It acts also as a weapon of war, spreading terror beyond its direct victims to communities and societies.

26 Jun 2011

“Torturers will be brought to justice sooner or later” – UN human rights chief

Statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

26 Jun 2011

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on President Obama's speech

NEWYORK - The Secretary-General welcomes President Obama’s announcement to start the drawdown of American forces in Afghanistan as of July 2011.

24 Jun 2011

World Drug Report 2011: poppy cultivation in Afghanistan stable; global trend driven by Myanmar

NEW YORK - Global opium poppy cultivation reached some 195,700 hectares (ha) in 2010, a small increase over 2009, shows the flagship report launched today at United Nations Headquarters by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Offic

23 Jun 2011

Bracing for a reduced wheat harvest

Afghanistan is likely to face a significant food shortage in the coming months, following poor rains which have affected this season’s wheat crop. Wheat is the primary food staple for most families. IRIN News

23 Jun 2011

Afghanistan marks first-ever International Widows’ Day

KABUL - Sima, a widow for more than a year, is learning to sew at a centre in Kabul in hopes of making enough money to pay her rent and buy pencils and books for her four children. “Widows are very poor,” she told UNAMA. “We don’t have anything.”

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