Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): A suicide blast hit Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Senior UN official urges global action to end years-long plight of 2.6 million Afghan refugees
New York, June 30 (IBNS) Expressing concern over the plight of millions of Afghan refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to boost its engagement, employ innovative solutions and pro-active joint advocacy to end the world’s largest prolonged humanitarian crisis.
Afghanistan: UN official expresses deep concern after report reveals children bear brunt of conflict
New York, June 27 (IBNS) Last year saw more children killed or maimed in Afghanistan since monitoring of those statistics began in 2007, reflecting that “children are bearing the brunt of the conflict,†according to United Nations UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s latest report on children and armed conflict in that strife-torn country.
Massive damage to Nepal's healthcare services has put millions of quake survivors at risk, UN warns
New York, June 26 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursdaywarned the health of the people who survived Nepal's twin earthquakes could be at risk if regular services are not urgently rebuilt and restored in a country where 80 per cent of health facilities in the 14 most affected districts are damaged.
Nepal: Two months on, UN agency shifts post-quake focus from emergency response to recovery
New York, June 25 (IBNS) Thousands of porters are carrying food and other relief high into Nepal's mountains, and repairing trails as they go, as part of a shift by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) from emergency response to longer-term recovery, after the 25 April earthquake.
First-ever comprehensive online system to counter narcotics launches in Afghanistan
New York, June 24 (IBNS) As the result of a three-year partnership, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Afghan Government on Tuesday launched the first-ever interactive online system for all counter-narcotics-related data in the country.
Nepal: senior UN development official pledges support ahead of post-quake reconstruction conference
New York, June 24 (IBNS) Two months after a massive earthquake and several powerful aftershocks ravaged Nepal, the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Haoliang Xu, arrived in Kathmandu for a visit will include participation in an International Donors’ Conference aimed at bolstering the country's post-disaster reconstruction efforts.
Afghanistan: 23 militants join peace committee
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): At least 23 militants have joined peace committee in Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Heatwave kills 630 in Karachi
Karachi, June 23 (IBNS) Heatwave has claimed 630 lives in Pakistan's Karachi city in the last three days, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nepal: in earthquakes' wake, UNICEF speeds up response to prevent child trafficking
New York, June 23 (IBNS): At least 245 children have been intercepted from being trafficked and unnecessarily or illegally placed in children's care homes since the first earthquake hit Nepal almost two months ago, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
In the face of growing insecurity, Afghanistan still needs support, Security Council told
New York, June 23 (IBNS): It is absolutely clear that Afghanistan continues to need the support of the international community, as well as the sustained attention of the Security Council, Nicholas Haysom, the head of the UN mission in the country said on Monday, warning the Security Council that there is no room for "complacency."
Afghanistan: UNAMA condemns killing of 16 civilians by improvised explosive device
New York, June 21 (IBNS) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned on Sundaythe killing of 16 civilians, and injuring of several others, when their minibus hit an improvised explosive device (IED) on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Landmine blast kills 14
Kabul, June 20 (IBNS): At least 14 people were killed as the vehicle in which they were travelling hit a landmine in Marjah district in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
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Pakistan forces kill 25 militants
Rawalpindi, June 17 (IBNS): Security forces have killed 25 militants during clashes in Pakistan's North Waziristan area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Mine blast kills 3
Kabul, June 16 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and 16 others were injured in a mine blast in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province on Tuesday, media reports said.