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KABUL - I welcome today’s statement by the Independent Election Commission reaffirming 20 August as the date of Afghanistan’s 2009 presidential and provincial council elections. This date will provide the time needed for the…
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1 June 2009 - In less than three months, people from across Afghanistan go to the ballot box to elect the next president of their country. Scheduled on 20 August, the presidential and provincial council elections are the…
Abidjan, 29 May 2009... Many senior Ivorian officials, led by President Laurent Gbagbo, and members of the diplomatic corps participated in the celebration of the International Day of Peacekeepers at the headquarters of the…
Aid agencies in Tajikistan are appealing for $1.3 million to help some 12,000 people in urgent need of assistance after floods inundated more than half the Central Asian nation's districts, the United Nations reported today…
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KABUL - In less than three months, people from across Afghanistan go to the ballot box to elect the next president of their country. Scheduled on 20 August, the presidential and provincial council elections are the second…
El Fasher 1 June 2009 -- The Joint Special Representative of the African Union and United Nations in Darfur, Mr. Rodolphe Adada, today expressed his deep sorrow over the death of the former Sudanese president, Mr. Jaafar…
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31 May 2009 - A major programme is underway in Afghanistan to train 35,000 police officers in time for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections. Officers are being readied to tackle security threats and to…
31 May 2009 - A major programme is underway in Afghanistan to train 35,000 police officers in time for the 20 August presidential and provincial council elections. Officers are being readied to tackle security threats and to…
31 May 2009 - Sudden whoops, claps and cheers in downtown Kabul in the middle of a sunny afternoon is anything but usual. No sooner had a group of young children started to enjoy the day’s skateboarding thrill amidst the…
Beirut , Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) today underwent a transfer of command from Rear Admiral Jean-Thierry Pynoo of Belgium to Rear Admiral Ruggiero Di Biase of…
Beirut , Lebanon – The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Maritime Task Force (MTF) today underwent a transfer of command from Rear Admiral Jean-Thierry Pynoo of Belgium to Rear Admiral Ruggiero Di Biase of…
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KABUL - The United Nations Security Council is expected to consider the UN’s latest report on Afghanistan in June. In the past the UN Secretary-General normally reported on the situation in Afghanistan every six months…