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KABUL - A US$ 250 million grant, to finance the ongoing third phase of the National Solidarity Program (NSP III) of the Government of Afghanistan, was signed today between the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank. The…
On 21 January 2013 in El Fasher, North Darfur, former combatants of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) participate in a workshop focusing on the articles of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur. Photo by Sojoud Elgarrai, UNAMID.
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On 23 January, 22 former combatants of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) completed a workshop focusing on the articles of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) and geared toward enhancing the participants’…
BAMYAN - Habiba Sarabi, the Governor of Bamyan province, said that the Government of Afghanistan and the International Community should support and equip the Afghan security forces prior to the withdrawal of the international…
BAMYAN - Officials at the Department of Disaster and Emergency Response in Bamyan province started distribution of winterization packages for 7,000 poor families in the province. Ahmed Reza Rafat of the Disaster and Emergency…
KANDAHAR - The communications director at the Kandahar Governor’s office, Engineer Shah Mohammad Eshaq, said yesterday that there had been “significant progress” in communication, mobile services and Internet services in the…
As part of a continuing effort to tackle unrest in Jonglei State, the South Sudanese Presidential Committee for Peace, Reconciliation and Tolerance in Jonglei organized a peace planning workshop in the capital Bor from 3 to 5…
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3 January 2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau…
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22 January 2013 – Stressing that now is not the time for business as usual, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for innovative action to tackle the numerous challenges facing the world and to meet shared goals such as…
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The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) continues to deliver humanitarian assistance to displaced populations in the North Darfur villages of Saraf Omra, Kabkabya, El Sereif and Abu Gamra. Today, 12,000…
22 January 2013 - The inauguration of the National Elections Commission (NEC) in Juba today marked another key step in South Sudan's journey towards electoral democracy, according to national authorities and representatives…
KABUL - In a report released today, UNAMA found that despite significant efforts by the Government of Afghanistan and international partners to address ill-treatment of conflict-related detainees, torture persists and remains…
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KABUL - A total of 1,200 poor returnee families in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands Region have received non-food items and “cold packages” from United Nations agencies to keep them warm this winter. The UN Refugee Agency…