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20 April 2011 - Journalists can make the government in Afghanistan better, according to the theme of a two-day regional conference in Kunduz which kicked off today with more than 140 representatives of government and media.…
Children and elderly across Sudan seem to equally identify with the poem-turned-song "Oh My Charming Country" (" Ya Baladi Ya Habbob"). Gaining popularity overnight three decades ago, it depicts the ethnic diversity of Sudan…
With the independence of Africa's and indeed the world's newest state rapidly approaching, preparations for the new nation are in full throttle. In a historic January 2011 referendum, which was provided for in the country's…
20 April 2011 – UNMIS today sent a team to deliver humanitarian aid to the people affected by violence in Al Rashad locality of Southern Kordofan last week. Four villages in Al Rashad were targeted by violence from 13-14…
20 April 2011 - In a continuing effort to improve law enforcement facilities throughout Darfur, UNAMID has today donated computers to all prisons in the three Darfur states. The equipment was handed over in a ceremony at the…
19 April 2011 – Completing a two-day visit to Abyei today, Swedish Ambassador to Sudan Jan Sadek stressed the need for politicians to take responsibility in finding a lasting agreement on the disputed area. "We have visited…
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23 March 2011 – The Security Council can benefit from enhanced interaction with the United Nations body set up to help post-conflict countries avoid slipping back into war, the head of the Peacebuilding Commission said today…
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Bujumbura, April 05, 2011_The lucky ones among Burundi's 3,421 former child soldiers who went through a demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) process returned to school but most languish in poverty, with little…
18 April 2011 – Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is expected to decline slightly this year despite the prevailing high prices of opium, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported today, saying that…
18 April 2011 (IRIN) - Aid agencies and education officials are concerned that scaling down school feeding programmes in impoverished rural areas of Afghanistan could adversely affect school attendance and the health and…
19 April 2011 - The Ministry of Public Health in partnership with UNICEF and WHO is resuming for the second year vaccination weeks with a comprehensive package designed to protect children in vulnerable and hard-to-reach…