Informes

‘A troubling rise in civilian casualties, with about 30 per cent increase, in the first quarter of 2013’ 23 April 2013 – The top United Nations envoy for Afghanistan today told a meeting of foreign ministers of…

18-04-2013 Facts and Figures The volatile security situation continued to impede access by ICRC staff to people in need during the first three months of the year. With the winter lull coming to an end, and spring…

A recent spike in civilian deaths in Afghanistan highlights the urgent need for all parties to the conflict to take greater precautions to avoid civilian casualties, Amnesty International said today. On Monday, at least nine civilians were…

FAIZABAD, 12 March 2013 (IRIN) - Sadaf Ahmadi*, 18, from the northern Afghan province of Badakshan, has arrived battered and bruised at a women's refuge centre in Faizabad. It is her fifth such visit. Every time it…

KABUL, 10 March 2013 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns the two suicide attacks carried out by anti-government forces on 9 March 2013, which resulted in the deaths of at least 19…

This month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and provides recommendations for the protection of children in the situations of Afghanistan, the Central African Region, Mali, Somalia and South Sudan. It includes recommendations in particular…

5 March 2013 – Two Afghan ministries today highlighted progress made in the empowerment of women, one through a reduction in the country's maternal mortality rate and the other through an increase in the number of…

KABUL, 28 February 2013 – The Government of Japan and the United Nations announced US$ 281 million of assistance to Afghanistan for 14 projects to be implemented by nine UN agencies at a signing ceremony held…

Operational Update As the armed conflict rages on, often resulting in civilian casualties, the proliferation of armed groups is aggravating the general lack of security. The ICRC is doing its utmost to relieve the suffering. Listen to…

KABUL, Feb 26 2013 (IPS) - In Afghanistan, the maternal mortality rate is on the rise; hospitals are filling up with anaemic women and girls; and in over 200 districts, high schools are devoid of even…