Reports

14 SEPTEMBER 2007, GENEVA -- International humanitarian agencies have agreed on a new set of guidelines to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of survivors as part of the response to conflict or disaster. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines…

Challenging security conditions are impeding relief workers' efforts to assess and meet humanitarian needs in remote areas in Afghanistan's south, south-east and east, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The UN mission in…

I. Introduction 1. In its presidential statement of 26 October 2006 on women and peace and security (S/PRST/2006/42), the Security Council welcomed the first follow-up report of the Secretary-General (S/2006/770) on the United Nations System-wide Action Plan(1) for the implementation of…

The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) welcomed today the release of 10 members of an Afghan demining team, and called for the immediate release of the three deminers still in captivity. The 13 men were abducted on 6…

There are no quick and easy solutions to the problems facing Afghanistan. The German government is thus willing to provide long-term support. A central role will be played by civilian reconstruction. This is the bottom line of the German…

KABUL, Afghanistan, September 3 (UNHCR) - A lack of jobs, safe drinking water, accessible health care, education and housing are the main obstacles to the return and reintegration of Afghan refugees, according to a recent report by the Afghanistan Independent…

1. Introduction The purpose of this report is to present the findings of the 2006 human rights field monitoring activity conducted between January and December 2006 by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in partnership with the United…

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel in Afghanistan have recovered and disposed of more than 1200 individual high explosive items during four months in theatre. The New Zealand Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NZEOD) team are part of the New Zealand Provincial…

UNAMA: In the name of Allah, good morning. I am Nilab Mobarez from UNAMA Spokesperson's Office. I would like to welcome you all to today's press conference of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Today, our guest speaker…

HE Mr. Mohammed Ehsan Zia, the Minister for Rural Rehabilitation and Development, one of the pioneers of the National Solidarity Program (NSP) when he was Deputy Minister, met with members and CDC representatives of several communities during his recent…