Informes

Preface The 1996 UN report "The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children", widely known as the Machel study, for the first time brought the issues faced by children in armed conflict to international attention. Ten years later, a strategic review…

Le rapport établi par l'ONU en 1996 et intitulé « Impact des con.its armés sur les enfants », largement connu sous le nom d'Étude Machel, a été le premier à appeler l'attention de la communauté internationale sur les problèmes…

Afghanistan remains one of the ICRC's largest operations, with more than 1,200 locally recruited and expatriate staff working to help people affected by war. The organization's delegation is located in Kabul. Other ICRC offices are in Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad,…

By Chris Herlinger, Church World Service KABUL, Afghanistan- Asking whether humanitarian assistance by international agencies like Church World Service is making a difference cannot be separated from a larger question: what is the role of such groups in a country…

By Chris Herlinger KABUL, Afghanistan- Among those benefiting from the work of CWS in Afghanistanare two families living on the hilly, wind-swept terrain of the outskirts of Kabul. There, CWS has worked with its partner, the Afghan Development Association (ADA),…

GA/10675 Sixty-second General Assembly Plenary 72nd & 73rd Meetings (AM & PM) Assembly President: 'Best Advocates for Children are the Children Themselves'; Kenyan Youth Says Meeting 'Our Final Chance to Urge You to Keep Your Promises' Aware of the intractable challenges…

GA/10674 Sixty-second General Assembly Plenary 69th, 70th & 71st Meetings (AM, PM & Night) Also Stress That, despite Progress in Target Areas of 2002 Action Plan, Millions of Children Remain Victims of Hunger, Violence, HIV/AIDS, Exploitation Acknowledging that the road to…

The freedoms upheld in the historic United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights must be enjoyed by everyone, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today on the occasion of Human Rights Day. The Day also kicked off a year-long UN system-wide campaign, with…

UNAMA: Asalam-u-Alaikum, Good morning everyone, and a very warm welcome to you all and especially to our two young reporters from Radio Television Afghanistan. We are delighted to have you with us this morning. HUMAN RIGHTS DAY - 10 DECEMBER…

AFGHANISTAN - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) today completed a two-day training for Border Police officers designed to raise their awareness of human trafficking, particularly across borders. The training, the first of its kind, was held at the Border Police…