Reports

This report includes: (A) Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Azerbaijan (B) East and Central Africa: (1) Burundi, (2) DR Congo, (3) Djibouti, (4) Eritrea, (5) Ethiopia, (6) Kenya, (6) Rwanda, (7) Sudan, (8)…

Senior Advocate Larry Thompson and Director of Development Scott Schirmer recently completed a humanitarian assessment mission to Afghanistan. "Water," the farmer in the Bamyan valley in Afghanistan said when asked what he needed. "More water." He pointed to uncultivated fields. "I…

This report includes: (A) Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iran, (3) Russian Federation (B) East and Central Africa: (1) Burundi, (2) DR Congo, (3) Eritrea, (4) Ethiopia, (5) Kenya, (6) Rwanda, (7) Somalia,…

Inside This Issue... Current Research Projects Agrarian and Food Security Studies by Solidarités National Consultations on Afghan Human Rights Violations, 1978-2001 National Micronutrient Survey for Afghanistan ODI Study on Cash and Vouchers JICA Programme for Teacher Education Afghan Law Project and Legal Information Norwegian Refugee Council…

Highlights - Poorly distributed precipitation, low snow pack, reduced reservoir and ground water levels threaten food security in over 12 provinces. - For the first time in known history, villagers in Khost Province are forced to spend their…

This report includes: (A) Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Russian Federation (B) East and Central Africa: (1) Burundi, (2) DR Congo, (3) Eritrea, (4) Ethiopia, (5) Rwanda, (6) Sudan, (7) Uganda (C) West Africa:…

This report includes: (A) General (B) Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe: 1) Afghanistan, (2) Iran, (3) Russian Federation (C) East and Central Africa: (1) Burundi, (2) DR Congo, (3) Eritrea, (4) Ethiopia, (5) Kenya, (6) Republic of…

TALKING POINTS Afghan Voter Registrants Just Shy of Four Million Mark The Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) held a meeting with the representatives of the registered political parties yesterday, 16 June, at the JEMB office in Kabul. Nineteen of the 21…

I. SITUATION UPDATE The security situation has deteriorated during the week, particularly with incidents of improvised explosive devices, rockets, landmines and ambushes targeting the government, coalition forces and aid workers. In the north, a group of armed men…

Despite improved weather conditions, Action Against Hunger sounds the alarm as drought continues to threaten livelihoods KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Despite higher rainfall in 2003 that followed five years of severe drought, the population in the central provinces of Afghanistan is once…