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29 December 2009 -- Today, representatives of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNAMID) and the Government of Sudan signed the framework for a plan of action aimed at ensuring the safety of UNAMID personnel…
Refugee camps in Eastern Sudan were home to 66,000 refugees, who faced difficulties accessing basic services, education and protection, Africa Bureau Director of the UN refugee agency George Okoth-Obbo said in Khartoum on 25…
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KABUL - Campaigning for the presidential and provincial polls kicked off on 16 June 2009, with 41 presidential hopefuls and over 3,000 provincial candidates competing for the 20 August elections. On the eve of the campaign…
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KABUL - The first community based demining project to be undertaken in Khost province was launched in Tanai district this month. Full Report 13 community demining teams were hired, providing employment for 217 people in…
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KABUL - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today expressed its deep distress over the killing of one of its staff members in a suicide bomb attack in the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. The WFP employee…
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KABUL - Various United Nations agencies and their partners began assisting thousands of victims of the flash floods that ravaged five provinces of Afghanistan in April and May. Among the Agencies providing emergency food…
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PRESS RELEASE The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, welcomes the positive results arrived at by Chad and Sudan, following the meeting between delegations of the two countries, in Khartoum…
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KABUL - The United Nations called on President Karzai to abolish the controversial family law applying to the country’s minority Shi’a community. “I want to take this opportunity again, the laws which were taken in…
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KABUL - The United Nations celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March in Afghanistan. Speaking at a function to mark the occasion, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kai Eide urged more women to be…
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COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC INFORMATION DIVISION UNAMID PR / 023-2009 PRESS RELEASE UNAMID lends its support to National School Competition El Fasher, 24 Dec 2009 – UNAMID, in collaboration with UNICEF, has extended its support…
24 December 2009 - Download UNAMA's review of the week in stories and photos. UNAMA NEWS - UNAMA PHOTOS
Brutal attacks on civilians by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Southern Sudan could amount to crimes against humanity", the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report launched on 21…