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KABUL - Success in Afghanistan hinges on a better understanding of Afghan society by the world and the assumption of greater responsibility by its authorities, the outgoing United Nations envoy there said today. The…
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3 March 2010 - Security sector reform remains the most crucial element to ensuring stability in Guinea-Bissau, according to a new United Nations report released today, which calls on the international community to support the…
4 March 2010 - Experts cannot state with precision when the old city of Herat was built as it stands today. Herat’s history as a human settlement dates as far back as the Iron Age, and under Alexander the Great, during pre…
4 March 2010 - The latest issue of UNAMA’s quarterly Afghan Update magazine recognizes Afghanistan’s rich past and the need to preserve it for future generations. Download magazine: English - Dari - Pashto
3 March 2010 - For Bashir Ahmad, who runs a sports shop in downtown Jalalabad, the last three weeks have probably been the busiest since he opened his business nine years ago. An unexpected rise in the sale of cricket gear…
3 March 2010 - The history and archaeology of Afghanistan stretches back more than 40 millennia, from Palaeolithic sites where stone tools illustrate aspects of the lives of the first human settlements in Afghanistan, through…
- Transboundary Water Management
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On 2 March 2010, the thirteenth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. Participants exchanged information and clarification on incidents, which were…
When the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signing in 2005, only 27 per cent of Southern Sudanese had access to improved water supply, while 15 per cent had access to basic sanitation. According to Government of…
2 March 2010, Freetown - As part of the activities that led to the celebration of International Women's Day on March 8 2010, UNIPSIL Human Rights Section in collaboration with the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone…
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KABUL - A nation’s integrity is best assured when its members hold fast to the cultural values that fortify their sense of identity, and societies that live in harmony by welcoming the new while treasuring the past maintain…
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Following their meeting, an agreement was reached on a "technical rollover" of the mandate until 15 May 2010, which means a two-month extension of the mandate as it already existed. During the two months from 15 March to 15…