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Afghanistan
UNAMA: Teachers’ Role in Afghanistan More Important Than Ever
DID Press: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), marking World Teachers’ Day, has expressed appreciation for Afghanistan’s teachers, particularly those working in remote areas who continue educating students despite difficult conditions and limited resources. UNAMA said teachers transform lives by…
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Afghanistan
25 Years On, Afghan War Crimes Victims Still Await Justice
DID Press: Human Rights Watch says that 25 years after the start of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, many victims of war crimes and human rights abuses still lack access to justice, accountability and reparations. In a report marking 25…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Army Says 11 Militants Killed in KP, Balochistan Operations
DID Press: Pakistani military says 11 militants were killed during separate intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. According to the Pakistani military, five members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during an operation in South Waziristan near…
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Afghanistan
UNAMA Acting Chief Visits Afghan Returnee Process at Islam Qala
DID Press: Georgette Gagnon, the acting head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), visited western Afghanistan, including the Islam Qala border crossing, to observe the return of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan and UN efforts to support…
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Government
UN Chief: Humanity’s Future Depends on How Power Is Used
DID Press: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the role of power in shaping the future of the world, saying the greatest form of power is not the ability to dominate others but the capacity to build a future that…
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Afghanistan
UN Warns of Nearly 8 Million Afghan Returns by Year-End
DID Press: United Nations says the pace of Afghan returns from neighboring countries has accelerated, with nearly 8 million Afghans expected to return to Afghanistan by the end of this year. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih told a…
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News
Bernie Sanders Calls Trump’s Remarks at UN “Barbaric”
DID Press: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders condemned President Donald Trump’s anti-Iran remarks, describing them as “barbaric” and warning against any action that could harm the Iranian people. “No, Mr. President. We should not destroy the people of Iran. This is…
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Afghanistan
UN Experts Urge Pakistan to Halt Forced Returns of At-Risk Afghans
DID Press: United Nations human rights experts have urged Pakistan to halt the forced return of Afghan refugees and migrants at risk of persecution, torture or other serious harm, calling for a transparent mechanism to assess their protection needs individually…
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Children
US Withdraws From UNHRC Amid Dispute Over Iran War-Crimes Findings
DID Press: US has formally ended its participation in the UN Human Rights Council, as Washington criticized the body for what the U.S. government described as anti-American rhetoric and an overly accommodating approach toward governments accused of human-rights abuses.The move…
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Afghanistan
43 Countries Condemn Taliban Restrictions on Afghan Women and Girls
DID Press: Representatives of 43 countries at the United Nations in New York have expressed solidarity with Afghan women and girls and condemned the Taliban’s continued restrictions on their rights, calling for all such measures to be lifted immediately. In…
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