Insecurity and corruption hinder UN assistance in Afghanistan: UN official
The United Nations warned today that insecurity and corruption continue to disrupt humanitarian efforts to the most vulnerable groups in Afghanistan, hindering delivery of food and other forms of aid…
Twitter hacked by pro-Iranian group
Hackers have blocked access to the popular internet messaging service Twitter, diverting users to a website of a pro-Iranian group.…
Bad News for the NYS GOP – Export value of Afghan opium plummeting, says UN anti-drug agency
17 December 2009 – The potential export value of Afghanistan’s opium has dropped 18 per cent this year, the United Nations anti-drug body reported today, but it cautioned that further…
Security Council extends UN disengagement force on Israeli-Syrian front
The Security Council today renewed the 35-year-old United Nations mission observing the ceasefire between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights for another six months, after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called…
Traditional Rulers summoned to apologize for involvement in slave trade in Nigeria
“During the era of slave trade in Nigeria, characterized by brutality, cruelty, and an untold human sufferings inflicted upon innocent and helpless Nigerians and other Africans would have not been…
UN will do utmost to ensure credible Afghan presidential run-off
20 October 2009 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the full support of the United Nations to ensure that Afghanistan’s presidential election run-off is as credible as possible and welcomed President…
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