The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) helped some 30 graduate and post graduate students from University of Tehran- Farabi Campus at Qom to broaden their knowledge of the UN at UN conference room on 16 February 2014.

UNIC Reference Assistant Nazanin Ghaemmaghami addressed them on how to retrieve UN information from UN website. She also elaborated on basic UN facts and gave an overview of MDGs.

In order to draw a clear picture about the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Ms. Ghaemmaghami invited UNAMA Information Officer Mr. Amirhossein Barmaki to be the main speaker.

Mr. Barmaki briefed the students on UNAMA and mentioned that it is a political mission directed and supported by the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operation (DPKO).

He said that UNAMA has two main areas of activities: political affairs and development and humanitarian issues. He also talked about UNAMA's role in Afghanistan. At the end of his speech, Mr. Barmaki answered the questions of the participants.