Afghanistan
Kubiš tells Security Council that Afghan polls should not be "winner takes all" contest UNAMA mandate extended for one more year 17 March 2014 – The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today told a meeting of the…
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The 2.2 million USD project will train Afghanistan's National Police Force and other key legal actors to better respond to violence against women and girls Kabul, March 12, 2014 - The Embassy of Japan and UNFPA, the…
Afghanistan
KABUL, 7 March 2014 – As the United Nations prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day, which falls on 8 March annually, the UN system in Afghanistan is marking the Day with a recommitment to its efforts…
Afghanistan
On the eve of International Women’s Day and less than one month before presidential elections, FIDH and its member organisation in Afghanistan, Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA urge the national authorities to ensure full and direct participation of women…
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This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations for the protection of children in the situations of Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The…
Afghanistan
Afghanistan is changing and so is the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan. During the month of February, SCA’s Strategic Plan for 2014-2017 will be launched in different provinces where SCA is working. Ministers, ambassadors, experts in the…
Afghanistan
Mrs. Bebe Ziba Parween was born with a hearing impairment and raised in a poor family in the Samangan Province. Today Parween is a teacher and a sign language news announcer at the Samangan National TV. Until…
Afghanistan
On Saturday, militants attacked Afghan Police personnel at a clinic run by Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, in the Alingar district in the Laghman province. The clash at the health clinic in Qalatak resulted in three killed and…
Afghanistan
HERAT, 18 February 2014 (IRIN) - Authorities and humanitarian agencies in Afghanistan have struggled for decades with displacement, insecurity and natural disasters. But when delivering assistance, officials must make difficult distinctions among the long-term displaced, the…
Afghanistan
Locals say non-combatants are dying at the hands of police and soldiers. By Gol Ahmad Ehsan - Afghanistan ARR Issue 477, 10 Feb 14 Civilian deaths attributed to Afghan national forces in the southern Helmand province have alarmed the country’s…
