Informes

1. KHOST & PAKTIKA UPDATE Accountability to affected populations is critical during humanitarian response efforts in order to ensure assistance is meeting the needs, the affected populations have mechanisms to provide feedback, and for organizations to better…

Poverty and conservative traditions keep many youngsters out of school. Participants in a series of IWPR-organised debates said that many Afghan children are forced into hard physical labour in order to support their families, and miss out…

KABUL, 2 June 2015 – Afghanistan must shield and develop its real human rights advances, said a senior UNAMA official in an interview issued Tuesday, pledging the UN’s commitment to remaining centre stage with Afghans to…

Costs of War Research Shows War Related Deaths in Afghanistan and Pakistan at 149,000 June 2, 2015 Contact: Marisa Quinn (401) 369-4204 Providence, RI – Direct war deaths: 149,000. Serious war-related injuries: 162,000. Impacts on infrastructure and…

This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations for the protection of children in the situations of Afghanistan, Mali, South Sudan, and Sudan/Darfur. In particular, the update provides recommendations ahead of the…

1. Introduction 1. Background of the Study Despite Afghans’ strong will to develop state-centric programmes and policies, Afghanistan has always had a feeble state and a strong society. This situation and the 30 years long and on-going war relegated the…

Ayesha Tanzeem KABUL— Hadeesa is only 14 years old, but her face already shows the signs of life weighing her down. She manages the family’s meager resources, takes care of a sick mother, and tends to a younger…

1. KHOST & PAKTIKA UPDATE When the refugee influx began from North Waziristan Agency into Khost and Paktika provinces, many humanitarian agencies thought the situation would be short-term. However as the operations expanded and there have been…

KEY FIGURES  22,579 individuals displaced by conflict assessed/profiled in April 2015  Of these: 50 % displaced in Apr 2015 14 % in Mar 2015 7 % in Feb 2015 1 % in Jan 2015 2 % in Dec 2014 26 % earlier …

Celebrating the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in Afghanistan On April 2, 2015, the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) celebrated the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action…