Informes

TALKING POINTS Secretary-General Recommends UNAMA Mandate be Extended for Another Year The latest report of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan was circulated among members of the Security Council yesterday in New York. The report was presented to Council Members by Assistant Secretary-General for…

Gathering of imams urges promotion of improved health, education and protection KABUL, 25 March 2004 - Religious leaders from eastern Afghanistan committed themselves this week to promoting the rights of children and women to education, health and protection from abuse and…

Wednesday, 24 March was a day all about new opportunities for the children of eastern Afghanistan as UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Karin Sham Poo paid a one day visit to the province of Nangarhar. Ms. Sham Poo officially inaugurated Shamsapoor Girls…

STRENGTHENING THE GOVERNMENT Program Goals Support the Bonn process: the Constitutional, Human Rights, and Judicial Commissions; the 2004 elections; and a free and independent media. Strengthen government budgeting, revenue generation (e.g., customs), monetary management, private-sector related legal and regulatory frameworks, and promote private…

Extract from War Child Newsletter - March 2004 Iraq General Assistance In addition to ongoing programme activities, War Child recently distributed much needed resources such as winter jackets and blankets to groups of Bedouin families (220 people) to help them through the…

The Government of Japan decided on March 19 (Fri) to extend emergency grant assistance of about $8.7 million (about 1,060 million yen) in total to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations…

TALKING POINTS SRSG Arnault Addresses Opening of Afghan School Year and Calls for Education Funding Gap to Be Covered The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jean Arnault, is at the Amani School this morning to participate in the ceremony, presided by…

A/58/742 Fifty-eighth session Agenda items 28 and 40 (f) The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance:…

TALKING POINTS 1.5 Million Afghans Register to Vote Yesterday, the United States Secretary of State, Colin Powell, visited a registration site at Maryam High School in Kabul. While there, Mr. Powell thanked the Afghan and UN leaders for their work and…

GENEVA, March 16 (UNHCR) - Declaring it is not enough to focus solely on the humanitarian dimension of refugee problems, UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers on Tuesday outlined a range of initiatives aimed at finding lasting solutions for…