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The rail line linking Mazar-e-Sharif to Hairatan at the Uzbek-Afghan border. (Photo: Sayed Barez)
KABUL - Long isolated even from its neighbours, Afghanistan may soon find itself at the centre of a Central Asian railroad network that promises to unlock new trade routes and spur economic development. The aim is to use…
I am pleased to join this session as you are about to conclude your conference on Human Rights in Libya. One cannot overemphasize that the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is greatly interested in your efforts…
- International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Kinshasa, 29 May 2013 – United Nations Peacekeepers are, for obvious reasons, well known by the Congolese population. They have indeed been part of their daily lives for several decades and, in large population centres or…
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press release Secretary-general appoints Sandra Honoré of Trinidad and Tobago as his special representative in Haiti Port-au-Prince,31 May 2013- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of…
- Press Release 756
Secretary-general appoints Sandra Honoré of Trinidad and Tobago as his special representative in Haiti Port-au-Prince,31 May 2013- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Ms. Sandra…
- Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission
Geneva, 28 May 2013 - The twenty-second session of the Follow-up Committee which monitors the implementation of the Greentree Agreement on the Bakassi Peninsula was held in Geneva on 27 and 28 May 2013. On that occasion, the…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the attack that took place on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern…
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NEW YORK - Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, the United Nations health agency is calling on countries to ban tobacco advertising, including promotion and sponsorships, highlighting how such a marketing ban could greatly reduce…
29 May 2013 - More than 4,000 Bor residents and UNMISS staff gathered to watch a football match between the mission and Jonglei State Football Association todayto celebrate International Day of UN Peacekeepers. The two teams…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led the United Nations today in honouring those who lost their lives over the past year serving under the blue flag, while also raising awareness about new developments in the field of…
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemns the attack that took place on an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the city of Jalalabad in the eastern…
There are some 15,000 people, both men and women, employed as de-miners with the UN Mine Action Service, UNMAS , around the world. In response to landmines and explosive remnants of war, UNMAS goes into action to remove these…