Reports

Despite some human rights improvements in Afghanistan such as the release of hundreds of prisoners, matters of concern still persist, including domestic violence against women, a deficient justice system, the deleterious impact of drugs and the dire conditions of prisons,…

TALKING POINTS More than 36,000 former soldiers now disarmed; new Microcredit programme should enhance reintegration packages Here is the very latest regarding the disarmament programme. To date 36,732 former soldiers have disarmed. Of these a total of 33,406 have been demobilized…

As head of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, Sima Samar continues her efforts to build a just society in her homeland. By Hafizullah Gardesh in Kabul (ARR No. 159, 31-Jan-05) The Kabul office of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission is…

SC/8301 Security Council 2004 Round-up In a sweeping series of debates and actions aimed at countering new and persistent threats to international peace and security, the Security Council in 2004 remained resolute in tackling such intractable challenges as suppressing…

Program Description USAID/OTI is increasing citizen awareness of and confidence in the process of recovery, rehabilitation and democratic political development in post-conflict Afghanistan. This is being accomplished by: Increasing the Afghan government's responsiveness to citizens' needs; Increasing citizen awareness…

Each day in Afghanistan, Dan Kelly surveys the Afghan terrain in search of an invisible enemy: millions of buried landmines. Each one that he finds and disarms is helping to save lives and restore the livelihoods of thousands of…

TALKING POINTS Statement attributable to the spokesperson for the SRSG for Afghanistan on the inauguration of the Independent Electoral Commission I will start by saying a few words following the appointment and inauguration of the Independent Electoral Commission. The United Nations…

GENEVA, 26 January 2005 - UNICEF today appealed for more than $750 million to help millions of children struggling to survive conflicts and other emergencies in countries around the world, saying that the tsunami had shown that people care…

TALKING POINTS Heavy Weapons collection continuing at steady pace The disarming of former soldiers continues at a high rate. The latest figures show a total of 34,284 military personnel having handed over their weapons since the start of the programme. Afghanistan's New…

TALKING POINTS Heavy Weapons cantonment debuts in Panjshir Valley As of today, the process of Heavy Weapons cantonment in the Panjshir Valley has officially started. According to Afghanistan's New Beginnings Programme (ANBP) current figures indicate there are 110 Heavy Weapons to be…