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KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Afghan Independent Election Commission of the timeline leading to the 2014 elections in accordance with the…
2 November 2012 - Training prisons officers to use established laws helped create an environment promoting peace and development in South Sudan, UNMISS Western Bahr El-Ghazal Acting State Coordinator said today in the capital…
3 November 2012 - South Sudanese government officials, lawmakers and journalists exchanged sharply differing views on provisions of pending media laws during the final day of public hearings on three bills currently before…
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El Fasher, 3 November 2012 – The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) received reports of an alleged attack on civilians that resulted in fatalities, an abduction of a civilian and widespread population…
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2 November 2012 – The panel tasked with advising on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), today reaffirmed its…
Amidst new reports of violence in the west Sudanese region of Darfur, the acting head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission there, known by the acronym UNAMID, today voiced her dismay and concern over…
Today, in his role as Secretary General of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), Mohammed Ibrahim continues to push for press freedom in Somalia, despite constant threats against his life.
30 October 2012 - The South Sudanese military was now a professional army and must instill international human rights into its behaviour and operations, an area commander said today in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal. Sudan People's…
Tripoli, 1 November 2012- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Tarek Mitri, welcomes the formation of the new Libyan Government, and…
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KUNDUZ - About 300 girl students listened to two inspiring local woman leaders as they spoke about the successes and challenges of their life in Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province, last week. One of the woman…
Mazar - Supported by the German aid agency (GIZ) and UNAMA in the northern region of Afghanistan, an orientation on the national priority programme (NPP) for governance cluster was held in Mazar-e-Sharif last week. Over 40…
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Christopher Ross, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, arrived in Laayoune on 31 October 2012. He was welcomed by local authorities and Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, Special Representative of the Secretary…