Reports

SC/8099 Security Council 4973rd Meeting (AM) Never before had there been so many opportunities for lasting solutions to the refugee problem in so many parts of Africa, including Eritrea, Angola, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Burundi, said High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud…

Background Summary Afghanistan remains mired in a prolonged humanitarian crisis as it begins to emerge from more than 20 years of war. A decade of Soviet occupation followed by civil strife and the repressive Taliban regime left the country more…

TALKING POINTS Three Personnel Supporting the Afghan Electoral Process Killed in Nuristan We issued a statement yesterday on behalf of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Jean Arnault after the killing on the same day of our Global colleagues in…

Kabul 3 May 2004 - A school in Ibrahim Khil in Zurmat district, Paktia province, was attacked in a nightly gun battle between Afghan police and unknown forces on 1 May. Several police and one civilian are reported to…

TALKING POINTS SRSG Condemns Attacks in Kandahar The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan, Mr. Jean Arnault, is shocked at the brutal slaying on Monday evening (26 April) of two Afghan employees of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Coordination of…

US. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated October 3, 2003. Background Two decades of war in Afghanistan, including a decade-long Soviet occupation and…

TALKING POINTS Explosive Device Hits Rear wall of UNHCR Warehouse Some of you have been asking about recent attacks and possible casualties to aid workers. At about midnight on 22 April in Kunduz city, an explosive device hit the rear wall…

Decides to Appoint Independent Experts On Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Terrorism HR/CN/1096 (Reissued as received.) GENEVA, 21 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights approved this afternoon Chairman's statements related to the provision of advisory services and…

TALKING POINTS Elections to Restore Legitimacy of Central Government, States SRSG Speaking at a Conference held yesterday in Kabul on the "The Role of Political Parties in the Democracy of Afghanistan", the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jean Arnault, said the elections…

TALKING POINTS Faryab Reportedly Calm Contrary to reports by various news sources the situation is quiet in Faryab Province with no reports of fighting received in Maimana or elsewhere - Juma Bazaar, ShrinTagab, Faizabad, and Dawalatabad. Both UNAMA's office in Maimana…