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Hundreds of women celebrated International Women's Day in a delayed ceremony in Wau on 18 March (the Day is normally celebrated on 8 March). Hundreds of women celebrated International Women's Day in a delayed ceremony in Wau…
A heavy thunder storm in the Lologo area of Juba, Southern Sudan, killed about five people and injured 22 others, two critically, on 9 March. A heavy thunder storm in the Lologo area of Juba, Southern Sudan, killed about five…
Military and civilian aid experts at a recent UN-backed meeting in Nairobi emphasized the need for peacekeepers and aid agencies to take a "green" approach in their work to protect the environment and the long-term…
10 July 2009 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan launches a new radio programme this Saturday. . “Afghanistan Today” is a joint production of UNAMA’s press office and the national broadcaster Radio…
Kinshasa, 9 July 2009 - Alan Doss, Special Representative of UN Secretary General in the DRC, and MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye welcomed the press release published on 5 July 2009 by the FARDC Command, following…
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KABUL - More than seven thousand Afghan artefacts which were stolen and smuggled out of the country have returned home over the past two years. In 2007, more than 6,000 artefacts looted from Afghanistan’s ancient sites were…
Kinshasa, 21 February 2009 - Alan Doss, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, greets the release yesterday of the two Congolese personalities that were kidnapped since 22 January 2009 in Kamombo, on…
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KABUL - Violence against women, including rape, is widespread in Afghanistan, according to a new United Nations report, which details the extent of the problem against a backdrop of impunity and a failure by authorities to…
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Dili, 07 July, 2009 - Ahead of the presentation of Timor-Leste's Initial State Report to the Committee for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), a preparatory Mock Session was…
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Abidjan, 8 July 2009.... The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Y.J. Choi, on Wednesday received the new French Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Jean-Marc Simon, in Abidjan. After the…
KABUL - UN envoy Kai Eide on Wednesday welcomed Afghan Government plans to tie a proposed ‘surge’ of civilian international experts to the country’s most pressing rebuilding needs. Dari - Pashto Eide, the Special…