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By Verity Hubbard On 24 November at least 14 people were killed and 45 wounded by two explosions in the city of Bamiyan, central Afghanistan. The two magnetic bombs, one hidden near a marketplace and the other near…
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South: Fighting continued, winterisation aid needed Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued in the south. In Hilmand province fighting continued in Lashkargah, Nahr-e-Saraj and Nad-e-Ali districts with a high…
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NEW YORK, 24 November 2020 –This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's 2020 Afghanistan Conference, co-hosted by the…
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The civil society statement sets out a demand for peace in Afghanistan against a backdrop of the deaths of 100,000 civilians having been killed or injured in the last ten years and, more recently, a campaign…
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Statement by Adam Combs, Asia, Europe and Latin America Regional Director, Norwegian Refugee Council “The outcome of today’s conference will be discouraging for all those concerned about the high levels of needs across Afghanistan. Not least for…
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2020 Afghanistan Conference Side event: Sustainable Peace Building Segment A: Safeguarding and strengthening human rights and women’s participation Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen For the people of Afghanistan, this year brought a glimmer…
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New figures reveal the appalling cost of the decades long conflict to children in Afghanistan, as Save the Children joins calls for increased humanitarian funding ahead of this week's donor conference in Geneva. Between 2005 and 2019,…
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Kabul, Afghanistan, November 23, 2020 — As humanitarian needs in Afghanistan skyrocket amid unrelenting violence and the spread of COVID-19, the 2020 Afghanistan Conference is a critical opportunity for the international community to increase funding and…
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Continued Assistance for Education, Health, Media Essential (Geneva) -- Afghanistan's foreign donors meeting in Geneva, beginning November 23, 2020, should prioritize funding for education and health, especially for girls and women, and for independent media, Human Rights…
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Situation Overview: UPDATED Global Update: According to John Hopkins University, the number of people worldwide who have died with COVID-19 has passed 1.3 million, with many regions still reporting surging numbers of new infections. The pandemic has…
