Informes

TALKING POINTS Regulation on Political Parties Observation of Voter Registration Approved Today we have with us Ms. Ghotai Khawry, who is a commissioner with the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB). Ms. Khawry is here to brief you on the newly approved…

TALKING POINTS International Women's Day on 8 March Every note that we have for the briefing today has a female angle in an attempt to acknowledge tomorrow's observance of International Women's Day. Here in Kabul there will be a celebration organized…

TALKING POINTS Over 1.2 Million Afghans Registered to Vote - 50 per cent Registered in Phase 1 As of last night 1, 271, 911 Afghan had registered to vote in the upcoming elections. Of that total 342, 247 (27 per cent)…

International Women's Day on 8 March 2004: Education, health and equal rights Cologne. "After catastrophes, wars and in cases of emergency, women usually are the ones who lend a hand everywhere , care for their families and even rebuild their…

Written Testimony of Gordon West, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and Near East United States Agency for International Development Asia and Near East Overview before the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate March 2, 2004 Chairman Lugar, members of the Committee, I…

Program Description USAID/OTI's program goal is to increase citizen awareness and confidence in the process of recovery, rehabilitation and democratic political development in post-conflict Afghanistan. Towards accomplishing this goal, OTI’s three objectives are to: Increase the capacity of…

Security The assassination of aid workers shows no sign of abating and has been at a particularly high level in February. On 14th February, four Afghan members of staff of the de-mining organisation, OMAR, were killed in Farah. The men…

TALKING POINTS MOD and ANBP Take Active Steps to Counter Extortion by Commanders In an effort to counter extortion by commanders, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Afghanistan New Beginnings Programme (ANBP) have jointly decided to stop cash payments to…

REACHING EVERY HOUSEHOLD AND SCHOOL, IMPROVING ENVIRONMENT FOR AFGHAN CHILDREN AND WOMEN Getting ONE more million girls to school during 2004 Reaching all women of child bearing age with 3 doses of Tetanus Immunization Demobilization and Reintegration for 5,000…

TALKING POINTS Voter Registration Update According to our latest figures 1,170,382 Afghans have now registered to vote in the eight cities where we are currently running Phase 1 of the voter registration exercise, which will continue until 7 April. The rest…