Reports

TALKING POINTS Today's guest speaker Our guest speaker today is Marc Spurling, Programme Manager for UN Volunteers (UNV) serving with the "UNOPS Afghan Election Project 2005" and with UNAMA. He will talk to you about the UNV Volunteer Programme in Afghanistan and…

Every year, tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, are killed or injured by landmines and other explosive remnants of war.Those that survive are often disabled for life, adding to the many hundreds of thousands of mine survivors around…

TALKING POINTS Today's guest speaker Our guest speaker today is Cecilia Lotse, UNICEF's Regional Director for South Asia. Miss Lotse has just returned from the south, southeast and central provinces of Afghanistan, where she has met with local and government…

TALKING POINTS Statement on Election funding UNAMA is concerned about the $31 million shortfall in funding for Afghanistan 's upcoming elections. This is worrying, less than seven weeks away from the elections. If these funds do not become available very…

In this issue: - Religious leaders and those associated with the electoral process targeted through terrorist activity - Seventeen civilians killed in US airstrike - Joint Declaration of an Enduring Relationship between the UK and Afghanistan signed. - Shanghai Cooperation Organisation calls for…

AA 05 59 Australia is renewing its efforts to address the horrific effects of anti-personnel mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) by committing $75 million for mine action over the next five years. This is in addition to the…

Week-long trip will focus on situation of women and girls, review progress and highlight remaining challenges Kabul, 28 July 2005 - UNICEF's Regional Director for South Asia, Ms. Cecilia Lotse, arrives in Kabul today on her first visit to Afghanistan.…

TALKING POINTS DDR / DIAG update A ceremony has been taking place in the past hour at the Ministry of Defence to award Afghan Military Forces commanders who have participated in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programme with a certificate…

ECOSOC/6175 Economic and Social Council 2005 Substantive Session 39th Meeting (PM) Resolution on Palestinian Women Adopted by 46 - 2 - 4 The Economic and Social Council this afternoon called for the international community to assist Palestinian women, as it continued the general segment…

TALKING POINTS DDR / DIAG Update On disarmament, the numbers are continuing to rise. As you may recall, processing of final units was still ongoing when the disarmament and demobilization parts of DDR came to an end earlier this month. As…