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A family displaced by fighting in the village of Shora, 25 kilometres south of Mosul, Iraq, walk towards an army checkpoint on the outskirts of Qayyarah. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett

UN chief urges governments to shield more civilians from violence in conflict

22 May 2018
Peace and Security
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Opium poppy field in Afghanistan.

Record-high opium production in Afghanistan creates multiple challenges for region and beyond, UN warns

21 May 2018
Law and Crime Prevention
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Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: UN condemns blasts that leave 8 dead at cricket stadium

19 May 2018
Peace and Security
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An 18-month-old toddler stands outside a tent where she lives with her family in Saadnayel Camp, an informal tented settlement where Syrian refugees are sheltering, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

‘Enough is enough; stop attacks on children’ underscores UNICEF

15 May 2018
Peace and Security
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The Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour (c) meets Dasht-e-Archi elders in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: End attacks on civilians, prosecute perpetrators, says senior UN rights official

11 May 2018
Human Rights
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Women in line to vote during the 5 April 2014 elections in Afghanistan. Photo: UNAMA/Zachary Golestani

Afghanistan: Violence at voter registration sites ‘assault on democracy,’ UN envoy warns

10 May 2018
Peace and Security
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Secretary-General António Guterres.

UN chief condemns deadly attack on voter registration centre in eastern Afghanistan

6 May 2018
Peace and Security
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Photographer Farzana Wahidy covering a women's empowerment event in Mazar-i-Sharif, in Afghanistan's north.

‘Standing up for our right to truth,’ UN celebrates press freedom

3 May 2018
Human Rights
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Boys pass rubble and destroyed buildings on their way to a nearby private school offering basic lessons, in the city of Maarat al-Numaan, Idlib Governorate.

‘Marathon of suffering’ in Syria conflict, far from over: UN humanitarian adviser

3 May 2018
Humanitarian Aid
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Inside an Afghan radio studio, where women’s voices call for democracy and human rights.

Women journalists in Afghanistan defiant in the face of violence

2 May 2018
Women
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