Reports

At a press conference in Kabul on January 8, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky announced $3.5 million in U.S. assistance for Afghan women. Dobriansky is in Kabul for the first meeting in Afghanistan of the…

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiatives Program Description USAID/OTI's program goal is to support the process of recovery, rehabilitation and political development in post-conflict Afghanistan. Working with a number of…

Security A key consideration at the present juncture is how vulnerable the Afghan government, the ISAF and coalition forces and the aid community might be in the event of a US-led military intervention in Iraq. In reflecting on this question,…

Summary When the Taliban were driven from power in late 2001, many Afghan women were hopeful. The Taliban-never popular in Afghanistan's cities and ultimately despised by almost all Afghans-had been especially hated and resented by Afghan women. The Taliban's collapse and…

Humanitarian Context Contrasted with the situation in Afghanistan less than a year ago, the humanitarian situation has improved immeasurably. Over 1.7 million refugees and 400,000 internally displaced have returned to their communities of origin in 2002, attesting…

The Norwegian Refugee Council has the following goals for its work in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Provide and Promote education for children and young people, especially girls Provide information, advice and legal assistance for Afghan refugees in Pakistan. The goal is to…

Afghanistan Transitional Administration and United Nations Humanitarian and Reconstruction Cooperation, 2002 ITAP Update and Summary of Progress by National Development Budget Programme Area December 2002 Sectors Throughout 2002, the Afghanistan Transitional Administration (ATA) and the United Nations (UN) have been…

Summary When the United States-led coalition overthrew the Taliban in November 2001, Afghans were promised a new era of democracy and respect for human rights. The cycle of violence bred by decades of war and armed conflict would be tamed,…

24/10/2002 (UNESCO Kabul) - Afghan women living in cities and rural areas outside of Kabul can now voice, share and discuss their ideas and concerns, thanks to "Effat", a new monthly magazine dedicated to women outside of Kabul. "Effat" is…

A/57/402 Fifty-seventh session Agenda item 105 Promotion and protection of the rights of children Note by the Secretary-General* The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly, in accordance with operative paragraph 5 of Assembly resolution…