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Training for deaf people and their families in voting and international sign language began on 22 February in Juba, Central Equatoria State. The training aimed to boost awareness of the electoral process among the state's…
With food insecurity rising after last year's poor harvest, the World Food Programme (WFP) aims to significantly increase its food delivery to Upper Nile State beginning 1 March, according to a UN official. "The World Food…
23 February 2010 - Former mujahideen commanders continue to lay down their arms in the hope to get more development in their area. Seven former commanders handed over their weapons to the provincial authorities in Bamyan…
23 February 2010 - The largest military offensive since 2002 is now underway in the Helmand province in Afghanistan. At the same time, a consensus is emerging that the conflict in this country can ultimately not be solved by…
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22 February 2010 - In his first visit with Darfur’s internally displaced persons (IDP) community since assuming his position as UNAMID’s Joint Special Representative (JSR) in January, Ibrahim Gambari today met IDPs in Zam Zam…
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KABUL - A top United Nations official in Afghanistan has repeated the world body’s call for all parties to the conflict to avoid civilian casualties, after an international military operation on Sunday reportedly killed at…
22 February 2010 - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is running a poultry project for 2,000 families in Kunduz and Takhar provinces. The project will cover 2,000 more beneficiary families in Kunduz…
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21 February 2010 - UNAMID Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari, yesterday, met with the US Special Envoy, Scott Gration in Khartoum. Mr. Gration informed JSR Gambari of the activities in support of the Darfur…
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21 February 2010 - Today witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UNAMID’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, between the Mission’s leadership and Rule of Law Division and the Sudanese Directorate…
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NEW YORK - A new report by UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, examines how dangerous it has become for many young people to get an education. Bernard O'Malley, the author of the report, says the…
KABUL - The Government of Italy and UNESCO agree on a new project entitled “Development of (ERTV) for audio-visual support to teacher training in Afghanistan” to further capacity development of the Educational Radio and…
KABUL - Today the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Government of Afghanistan officially presented the 2010 Humanitarian Action Plan…