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21 September 2012 - Natural resources must be used to benefit society rather than finance wars, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message read out today in Bor, Jonglei State, to commemorate International Day of…
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New York - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Mark Bowden of the United Kingdom as his Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. Mr. Bowden will also serve as Resident…
21 September 2012 - Hundreds of spectators gathered today at Juba's Jebel Market to watch an UNMISS-sponsored theatre production on peaceful ways of resolving conflict to mark International Day of Peace.
"On the International Day of Peace, the United Nations calls for a complete cessation of hostilities around the world. We also ask people everywhere to observe a minute of silence, at noon local time, to honour the victims –…
18 September 2012 - Training media in human rights would help fill a gap in reporting skills, a top state official said today at the opening of a workshop in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State. "We have shortcomings in terms of…
On the International Day of Peace, the United Nations calls for a complete cessation of hostilities around the world. We also ask people everywhere to observe a minute of silence, at noon local time, to honour the victims –…
20 September 2012 - Agilo Akol bubbled with excitement as the UNMISS Japanese engineers handed over two new buildings to the UN refugee agency's way station today in Juba. "I am happy to see the new housing," said the 32-year…
In Côte d’Ivoire’s western regions, security is still fragile more than a year since the 2010 post-election violence. As ethnic tensions exacerbated by the conflict and compounded by inter-communal land disputes run high…
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"Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future". Every year since 1982, the world celebrates, on 21 September, the International Day of Peace established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the UN General Assembly. The theme of the…
India and Afghanistan cricket teams join forces to appeal to parents to immunize their children against polio and end the crippling disease in the region once and for all. SRI LANKA - Indian batting superstars Virender Sehwag…
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KABUL - The Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed in a meeting, chaired by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in the Turkish city of Istanbul last week that voluntary and dignified repatriation of the Afghan…
18 September 2012 - The first of its kind in South Sudan, a "peace centre" opened today in Gok Machar, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State, to serve as a joint court for chiefs of host and Arab nomadic communities in the state.…