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Goma, 2 March 2011 – Inspector General Abdallah Wafy, Police Chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO,) was in Goma, North Kivu province, where he, along with several…
8 March 2011 - A hundred years ago today, women across the world took an historic step on the long road to equality. The first ever International Women’s Day was called to draw attention to the unacceptable and often…
GENEVA – On this day, I salute the women of the Middle East and North Africa, along with women all over the world who are taking great risks to stand up and fight for dignity, justice and human rights for themselves and for…
The Secretary-General message on International Women's Day One hundred years ago, when the world first commemorated International Women’s Day, gender equality and women’s empowerment were largely radical ideas. On this…
The 3,500-strong United Nations police force in Haiti is planning to reinforce its support of national police for the presidential run-off election on 20 March, although it does not expect trouble, according to the head of…
On 06 March 2011, MINURSO celebrated the 54th anniversary of Ghana National Day. The ceremony was inaugurated with a military parade within MINURSO HQ in Laayoune during which the flag of Republic of Ghana was raised next to…
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International Women's Day, 2011: Time to Make the Promise of Equality a Reality A hundred years ago today, women across the world took an historic step on the long road to equality. The first ever International Women's Day…
8 March 2011 - UNAMA's Human Rights Unit today starts rolling out the Dari and Pashto versions of the Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women in Afghanistan Report…
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NEW YORK - One hundred years ago, when the world first commemorated International Women’s Day, gender equality and women’s empowerment were largely radical ideas. On this centenary, we celebrate the significant progress that…
07 March 2011 - A UNAMID Mine Action Team yesterday visited Kushiny area, 22 km southeast of Tawilla, North Darfur, to destroy UXOs (unexploded ordnance) which were dropped by Sudanese Armed Forces on 24 February. On 5 March…
07 March 2011 - An interagency mission, escorted by UNAMID, today left Nyala, South Darfur, for East Jebal Marra. The assessment mission, which will last several days, includes personnel of the UN Food and Agriculture…
07 March 2011 - The Independent Expert on the situation of Human Rights in the Sudan, Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, to assess the progress made by UNAMID and the Government of the…