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Human Rights Commission approves providing technical services to troubled countries

22 April 2004
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, in an effort to strengthen human rights observance worldwide, has approved the provision of advisory services and technical cooperation to several countries.

Afghanistan: UN concerned at possible stumbling blocks in way of disarmament

22 April 2004
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan today voiced concern that some militia commanders were slow in handing over lists of their soldiers, posing potential stumbling blocks to achieving the goal of disarming 40 per cent of the militias by September. It said that whatever measures were needed would be taken.
Afghan refugees at transit centre at Dogharoun, Iran

UN set to repatriate up to half million Afghan refugees from Iran this year

15 April 2004
The head of the United Nations refugee agency arrived today in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, for the second leg of his three-nation mission to the region after holding talks in Tehran to lay the groundwork for repatriating up to half a million Afghans from Iran.

Afghan army troops deployed to town where gunfire reported - UN mission

8 April 2004
Reinforcements from Kabul will join a contingent of Afghan army troops deployed in the northwestern town of Maimana after reports of sporadic gunfire there today, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Council President Gunter Pleuger

Drugs remain serious threat to stability in Afghanistan, Security Council warns

6 April 2004
Stressing its fears that opium poppy cultivation could undermine the rule of law, security and economic development in Afghanistan, the United Nations Security Council today called for greater international efforts to combat the illicit drug industry as it endorsed the results of last week's reconstruction conference in Berlin.

Afghanistan: UN mission welcomes result of international donors' conference

5 April 2004
Hailing the Berlin Declaration that followed last week's international conference on Afghanistan, the United Nations mission to the country said it welcomed the agreement of the world's donors to pledge double the amount offered in the Tokyo Conference two years ago.