Afghanistan
KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan launched a new bulletin on the population movements that have dominated the news in recent months. Afghans make up the second largest group of people arriving in Greece after Syrians,…
Afghanistan
Bamyan - United Nations support for improved health services in Bamyan is part of the world body’s efforts to improve the lives of Afghans by supporting the country’s development initiatives. At the same time, in light of…
Afghanistan
By Ahmad Shuja Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani rang in the new school year on March 22 – proclaiming “a clarion call for prosperity, stability, and mobility.” President Ghani is right about the power of education to transform the…
Afghanistan
Op-ed by Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict KABUL - A few days before I was scheduled to travel to Afghanistan, I read about the death of Wasil Ahmad. You may…
Afghanistan
BAZARAK - A new partnership between a central Panjshir province radio station and UNAMA will kick off over the next three months with a series of broadcasts on justice and rule of law. At a meeting in…
Afghanistan
SC/12283 7645th Meeting (AM) Security Council Meetings Coverage Secretary-General’s Special Representative Briefs as Speakers Voice Concern over Targeting of Civilians, Illicit Drug Trade Facing a fragile economic, political and security situation, Afghanistan must overcome several hurdles to ensure the survival of…
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Afghanistan - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will contribute USD 10 million to IOM to help to end the exploitation of men, women, and children subjected to forced labour and…
Afghanistan
Jalalabad, Afghanistan – Last month, in Afghanistan, a new child protection unit – the sixth in the country- opened in the National Police Recruitment Centre in Jalalabad, a city located about 150 km east of the…
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This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations for the protection of children in the situations of Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and Somalia. The update also notes that in…
Afghanistan
Kabul, 15 February 2016 UNAMA 2015 report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan paints a grievous picture of the conflict with the highest number of civilian casualties since reporting started in 2009. Every fourth civilian killed or injured is a…
