Reports

Canada's six priorities in Afghanistan provide an opportunity to make a direct contribution to improve the well-being of women and girls. Canada supports a full range of projects to increase women's legal rights and access to education, maternal health,…

In Kandahar 1. Maintain a more secure environment and establish law and order by building the capacity of the Afghan National Army and Police, and supporting complementary efforts in the areas of justice and corrections. 2. Provide jobs, education, and essential services,…

By Nilab Mobarez, UNAMA Covered in a blue burqa, a thirteen year old Pashton girl sits with her father and grandmother at the office of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) to plead against her planned forced marriage. Crying, she…

Kabul/Geneva (ICRC) - Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed in air strikes on villages in Farah province on the evening of 4 May, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said today. ICRC staff arrived…

Australian Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC will launch a Red Cross photography exhibition that highlights the impact of war on women across the globe. Presented by Australian Red Cross in conjunction with the International Committee of the Red…

SG/SM/12211 HR/4977 SC/9647 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks to the Security Council meeting on Children and Armed Conflict in New York, today, 29 April: Madame President, Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa of Mexico. Thank you for your participation and…

SC/9646 Security Council 6114th Meeting (AM & PM) Former Child Soldier from Uganda Offers Testimony; Secretary-General Urges Council to 'Strike a Blow against Impunity' The Security Council today reaffirmed its commitment to address the widespread impact of armed conflict on…

NEW YORK, 29 April 2009 - UNICEF today joined the Secretary-General's call for an end to the recruitment and sexual exploitation of children by armed groups in theatres of conflict, at the Security Council discussion of the Secretary-General's annual…

(ECHO/-AS/BUD/2009/01000) 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the military intervention in 2001 the international community has made a huge commitment to Afghanistan. Donors pledged considerable amounts for reconstruction at international conferences in Tokyo (2002), Berlin (2004), London (2006) and finally Paris in 2008. With…

(Extract) In three resolutions adopted at the end of this week's Strasbourg plenary sessions, the European Parliament strongly condemns discrimination and violence against women in Afghanistan, voices concern at the possible closure of Camp Ashraf, Iraq, and expresses support for the…