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19 January 2010 - Today UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) a.i., Henry K. Anyidoho, visited the villages of Saraf Umra and Shanghil Tobaya where he met with Rwandan contingent peacekeepers and UN Police. The JSR a.i…
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KABUL - Poverty and violence are usually portrayed as the biggest challenges confronting Afghanistan. Full Report - Press Release But ask the Afghans themselves, and you get a different answer: corruption is their biggest…
Between July and December 2006, the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was cause of grave concern. As historical elections took place and marked the end of a three-year transition, the United…
19 January 2010 - IRIN today launches Veil of Tears, a 60-page colour booklet collecting personal stories from ordinary Afghans on suffering and loss in pregnancy and childbirth. Few families have not been touched by tragic…
This report presents an outline of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the period July to December 2006. Date of publication: 8 February 2007
This report presents an outline of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the period April to December 2005. Date of publication: 10 May 2005
The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) submits this report pursuant to General Assembly resolution 57/233 and resolution 2003/15 of the Commission on Human Rights…
From 12 to 20 July 2005, a multidisciplinary team from the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) conducted an investigation into an attack that took place on the evening of 9 July…
19 January 2010 - UNESCO has been working closely with the Afghan Government and people since 2003. As a technical agency of the United Nations, UNESCO works to promote peace and development and is championing the…
From 13 to 19 February 2006, a multidisciplinary Team of MONUC (Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Human Rights Division, Public Information Office, Security, Joint Mission Analysis Centre (JMAC) carried out an…
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KABUL - Children continue to suffer from the armed conflict in Afghanistan with at least 345 killed last year according to the latest report released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The 2009…
19 January 2010 - Afghanistan is receiving US$ 11 million from a US$ 100 million allocated by the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost the humanitarian response in “14 ongoing but underfunded…