Reports

New report shows that people with disabilities have contribution to make but are hampered by negative attitudes from society KABUL, 2 December 2004 - Public perceptions of disabled Afghans will be in the spotlight today, with the presentation of preliminary…

Nairobi, Kenya, 2 December 2004 - Heavily land-mined countries like Afghanistan and Angola will never fully develop without the removal of these lethal weapons, warned Julia Taft, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP's Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Recovery,…

Introduction It is currently estimated that 3.7% of the Afghan population (over 850,000 people1) suffers from various forms of disability. Inclusive initiatives are still very limited while perceptions on disabilities are still very rooted in culture and traditions. Based…

A/59/581-S/2004/925 General Assembly Fifty-ninth session Agenda items 27 and 39 (d) Security Council Fifty-ninth year Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of…

TALKING POINTS The special guest is Bernt Aasen, the new UNICEF representative in Afghanistan. Hostages enjoying freedom after 27 days in captivity Annetta Flanigan, Shqipe Hebibi and Angelito Nayan will be awarded this morning the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan medal. This is the…

TALKING POINTS Abduction of three UN workers now 25 days Annetta Flanigan, Shqipe Hebibi and Angelito Nayan were taken away from us 25 days ago, when they were abducted here in Kabul. We reiterate our request for those who hold them to set…

TALKING POINTS UN workers held captive for three weeks Three weeks ago today, on October 28th, Annetta Flanagan, Shqipe Hebibi and Angelito Nayan were taken away from their colleagues, friends and families. They were abducted here in Kabul. Their families, friends…

KABUL, 18 November 2004 - On Saturday 20 November, the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Afghanistan's children will ask their newly elected leaders to put child rights top of…

KABUL, 17 November (IRIN) - As Afghanistan's Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme entered its second year in early November, over 20,000 of approximately 60,000 Afghan militia forces (AMF) have been disbanded and reintegrated into civilian life. While some disarmed soldiers…

New Global Report Finds Child Soldiers In Over 20 Conflicts Worldwide LONDON - Governments are undermining progress in ending the use of children as soldiers, said a coalition of the world's leading human rights and humanitarian organizations in a newly published…