These elections were the first completely run by Afghan authorities since 2001 and are an important milestone in Afghanistan’s transition to self-reliance.
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General encourages all stakeholders concerned to find constructive solutions for the benefit of the suffering civilians, especially the women and children.
RECLIMA involucrará a 50 000 agricultores familiares en 114 municipios, casi el 15 por ciento de todos los campesinos familiares en el país
Caravana de cerca de 3000 personas que huyen de la violencia y la pobreza, llegó a la frontera de Guatemala con México con la intención de cruzar este país y dirigirse a Estados Unidos.
Further aid, including more emergency tents, sleeping mats, mosquito nets and solar lamps, is set to be delivered in the coming weeks.
Successful presidential elections, the signing of the new Pact for Peace and a drop in peacekeeper deaths could lend a new momentum to Mali's overall peace process.
The MSF hospital in Abs is currently receiving war wounded every day. Between August and September they treated 362 injured people, more than 40 per cent of all the wounded they have treated at this facility in 2018.
Victim and witness accounts indicate that women and girls were lined up for commanders to choose as “wives” while young men and boys were forced to be fighters or used as porters.
En el contexto de los hechos que tienen lugar desde el 18 de abril, la Comisión actualiza la cifra de víctimas mortales a 325 personas fallecidas, de las cuales 21 serían policías y 24 niñas, niños y adolescentes.
In a country where only 30 per cent of school-aged children attend classes, the Somalia Humanitarian Fund is helping train teachers and increase enrollment rates in southwestern Somalia.