As Afghans prepare for Presidential and Provincial Council elections, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is highlighting the importance of domestic observers and the prevention of fraud.
Countries in of Europe and Central Asia are suffering from what has been described by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) as debilitating nutrition problem
2.5 billion people don’t have access to adequate sanitation and just over one billion still practice open defecation—that's according to the latest United Nations estimates.
The success of elections in Afghanistan will help stabilize the country and instill confidence in the future, according to the UN Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Jan Kubis.
North Korea has categorically rejected a report by the Commission of Inquiry (COI) on human rights in the country, dismissing it as mere “fabrication”.
