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31 December 2009 - Finally, the month of the 20 August elections with 41 aspirants running for the post of president and more than 3,000 candidates in the fray for the provincial council polls. Election Day photos - UNAMA…
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KABUL - In 2009 UNAMA launched its own radio programme with Radio Television Afghanistan. More than 100 radio programmes and reports in English, Dari and Pashto have been published on the UNAMA Radio iTunes page.
31 December 2009 - Since January 2009 UNAMA has published more than 2,600 photographs online. View UNAMA photos on Flickr
Kinshasa, 30 December 2009 — MONUC is deeply concerned by recent death threats against members of the UN Joint Human Rights Office and of local human rights organisations in Kalemie. On 24 December 2009, three members of the…
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30 December 2009 - As participants begin to arrive in El Fasher, a special ceremony was held today in which the Wali (Governor) of North Darfur received representatives from UNAMID and UNICEF at his official residence and…
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KABUL - Afghanistan has made strides in repairing its health infrastructure which was completely destroyed following years of war. Since 2001, NGOs and UN agencies like the World Health Organization have been working with the…
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KABUL - July was election-preparation month for Afghanistan, with UN envoy Kai Eide calling for a stop to the interference by officials in the electoral process, and urging Afghans to participate in the upcoming 20 August…
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Dili, 30 December 2009 - Acting Police Commissioner Idris Ibrahim today held a joint press conference with the Acting General Commander of Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL), Afonso de Jesus, to provide an update on the…
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KABUL - The number of Afghan refugees trickling home from Iran and Pakistan plummeted this year, with the United Nations refugee agency pinning the blame for the low number of returns on insecurity, limited economic…
Five Rwandan peacekeepers from the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed in two separate attacks by unidentified gunmen in North Darfur on 4 and 5 December. Two soldiers were killed at the…
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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…