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Women’s rights highlighted in UN-backed street-theatre series

KANDAHAR - The importance of the rights of Afghan women and girls was the central theme of a series of UN-backed street-theatre performances in the southern province of Kandahar this week.

08 Dec 2016

UN-backed radio debates address gender-based violence in Afghanistan’s northeast

KUNDUZ - Raising awareness about gender-based violence, and strategies to eliminate it, was the aim of a series of UN-backed radio debates in the country’s northeastern provinces.

07 Dec 2016

Paktika community leaders develop peace programme at UN-backed event

SHARANA - Agreement between community leaders on a programme to support local peace initiatives was a key outcome of a UN-backed event in southeastern Paktika province.

05 Dec 2016

UNAMA assessment of juvenile rehabilitation centres finds improving conditions but pressing needs

KABUL - A new United Nations report released today indicates positive trends in Afghanistan’s juvenile detention and rehabilitation facilities while also outlining a critical need to improve in-detention education and post-rehabilitation care for young Afghans.

04 Dec 2016

Journalists in Afghanistan’s southeast region say information access is improving

GARDEZ - Access to government information by members of the media, and the broader public in the country’s southeast region, is improving, according to journalists gathered at a UN-supported event in Gardez.

01 Dec 2016

Award-winning Afghan film screens in Kabul as part of nationwide 16 Days campaign

KABUL - The director of an award-winning Afghan short film, ‘Mary Mother,’ discussed his work with a Kabul audience as part of nationwide activities to mark the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign.

30 Nov 2016

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