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2 May 2014 - President Salva Kiir has expressed willingness to travel to Ethiopia for talks and to consider forming a transitional government as part of efforts to end the crisis in South Sudan, U.S. Secretary of State John…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Ambassador Susan Page and South Sudanese government officials after he arrived in Juba as part of efforts to end conflict. Photo:UNMISS/Isaac Gideon
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the suicide car bombing which took place in the central eastern province of Panjshir yesterday, killing at least 15 people – including seven…
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KABUL - Over the past days and in coming days, the United Nations is observing World Press Freedom Day around the globe – including in Afghanistan – with the aim of celebrating the fundamental principles of press freedom…
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1 May 2014 - A UNAMID peacekeeper, Sergeant Awesu Soleiman, who had been abducted in Nyala, South Darfur, on 9 March 2014, was freed today in Nyala after 54 days in captivity.The African Union – United Nations Joint Special…
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On 24 April 2014, UNAMID’s Sector South Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Section, in collaboration with a local NGO Jebel Mara Charity Organization for Rural Development (JMCO), officially launched the…
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KABUL - Representatives from various Afghan sports bodies today elected a new president of the National Olympic Committee of Afghanistan (NOCA), with the newly-appointed official pledging to develop sports participation in…
30 April 2014 - It is too early to determine whether recent violence in South Sudan amounted to genocide, but risk factors like hate speech and targeted killings based on ethnicity are causes for concern, a senior UN official…
29 April 2014 - With seven million people in South Sudan at risk of food insecurity, the top humanitarian official in the country today called for a one-month truce to allow civilians to cultivate their fields. “I call on all…
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Soccer School for all children, vulnerable, disabled, orphans etc is an initiative from MONUSCO Uruguayans peacekeepers . This idea came up when they started playing the game with children in the remote area of Pinga. The…
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The tradition annual children's spring festival once again brought together hundreds of children at a celebration to receive the spring in Sultaniyeh southern town, Tibnin area. For the eighth consecutive year, ALPHA Non…
30 April 2014 - Expressing graving concern, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said at a press conference in Juba today that neither South Sudan’s political leaders nor the international community seem to perceive how…