Reports

S/2003/1074 I. Executive summary 1. The Security Council mission to Afghanistan took place at a critical juncture in the Bonn process. It coincided with the release of the draft constitution, which provided the first opportunity to solicit the opinions of Afghans…

At a glance Summary Afghanistan is struggling to rebuild after more than two decades of conflict and one of the worst droughts it has ever experienced. Despite significant achievements on the part of the transitional government, including stabilisation of the currency, lawlessness…

A group of 28 international aid agencies working in Afghanistan, including ActionAid, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Save the Children and War Child will today present an open letter to the UN Security Council delegation currently visiting the country. The letter draws…

GA/SHC/3759 Fifty-eighth General Assembly Third Committee 33rd Meeting (AM) Governments today appealed for greater international cooperation to cope with the enormous challenges posed by returning refugees to countries already overburdened by limited resources or recovering from the devastating consequences of war,…

Introduction With the creation of the Afghanistan Interim Authority, and its successor the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, the institutions of government are now committed to the development of the country based on the National Development Framework.…

A/58/546-S/2003/1053 General Assembly Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 113 Promotion and protection of the rights of children Security Council Fifty-eighth year I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 16 of Security Council resolution 1460 (2003). 2. The preparation of the report involved…

GA/SHC/3746 Fifty-eighth General Assembly Third Committee 15th & 16th Meetings (AM & PM) Committee Concludes Discussion of Women’s Issues, Hearing 26 Speakers Governments, communities, families and individuals had the duty and obligation to build a protective environment for children, said Karin…

To the British North American Committee I want to speak on something beyond humanitarian assistance. I ran the humanitarian function for the President's father in AID at a lower level. Now, I'm the head of AID. It is not…

Before the Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives Mr. Chairman: On behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development, I want to thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the reconstruction situation in Afghanistan. I also want…

TALKING POINTS Fighting in the Jawjan/Balkh Provinces Fighting in Fayzabad District (Jawjan province) near the Chahar Bolak District (Balk Province) began yesterday, Wednesday at around 2:00 p.m. between Jamiat and Jumbesh. It continued throughout most of the night and has now…