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22 December 2011 - Aiming to raise prison capacity and state security, Western Equatoria State graduated today its first batch of recruit officers since South Sudan's independence in July. Held at Freedom Square in the…
Naqoura, Lebanon – Acting Force Commander Brigadier-General Santi Bonfanti today received Lebanese President Michel Sleiman at the headquarters of the UNIFIL Force Commander Reserve at Deir Kifa in southern Lebanon. President…
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21 December 2011 - The Security Council today renewed the mandate of the United Nations office that is assisting Guinea-Bissau to consolidate peace and stability, and called on the Government and all political actors to work…
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KABUL - Despite provisions in the Afghan constitution for protection of women’s rights and the law on the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW), and Afghan civil laws, 54 percent of women in Afghanistan are affected by…
Dakar, 21 December 2011 - The Heads of the United Nations Offices for West Africa (UNOWA) and Central Africa (UNOCA) held their first consultation in Dakar as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration on issues of peace and…
20 December 2011 - As South Sudan's first Christmas since independence rapidly approaches, Malakal's market has become increasingly crowded with men, women and children buying gifts. Families in the Upper Nile State capital…
16 December 2011 – How to deal with unruly or violent prisoners was the focus of an eight-day training course for Central Equatoria State prison staff that ended today with a graduation ceremony in the capital Juba. Held by…
KABUL - Launched a new campaign on National Community Health Workers Day at the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Suraya Dalil, Acting Minister of Public Health (MoPH) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, with WHO stressed…
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20 December 2011 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Burundi, stressing that the country must continue to make progress on protecting human rights, fighting corruption…
20 December 2011 - International support for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is more critical than ever at this stage, as the peacekeeping mission is supporting implementation of the Doha peace…
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Mbuji-Mayi, 6 December 2011 - A conference-debate organized on 5 December by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Mbuji-Mayi, capital of Kasai Oriental, sought to inject new vigor into the fight against…
There are not only sandy dunes in the landscape of the Western Sahara desert. Since 1976, an unknown quantity of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) lay scattered across the vast territory. The result is thousands of casualties…