Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan, August 14, 2022 — One year on since the shift in power in Afghanistan, economic collapse has sent the population spiraling towards a hunger crisis rooted in policies that have brutally punished everyday…
Afghanistan
1. INTRODUCTION “My parents have no money, our neighbours have no money, I can’t go to school, there are no jobs. What is our future?” Reyhana*, a 15-year-old girl in Balkh One year ago, in August 2021, after nearly…
Afghanistan
GENEVA (12 August 2022) – UN experts* today said the international community must dramatically step up efforts to urge de facto authorities to adhere to basic human rights principles, warning that Afghanistan's future is bleak if…
Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country defined by the resilience and tenacity of its citizens – of its communities, its families, its children. Despite years of conflict, political changes, economic instability, and natural disasters, hard won development gains…
Afghanistan
Giyan, 12 August 2022 – When heavy rains fall in Afghanistan, roads are regularly blocked. However, bad weather conditions rarely stop the mobile health teams of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). To tend to the communities…
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(Kabul, 11 August 2022): The Afghan people continue to stand in dire need of international assistance despite an ongoing humanitarian response of unprecedented scale and nature. Over the past year, UN agencies and NGO partners have…
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Denial of Women’s Rights, Media Crackdown, and Retaliatory Killings Amid Mass Hunger (New York) – The Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women’s rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago, Human Rights…
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Key Figures 1,000 people killed, including 250 children; 3,000 people injured, including 600 children. At least 70% of houses in the most impacted areas are damaged or destroyed. UNHCR has assisted 12,700 individuals with Shelter & non-food item kits…
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One year under Taliban rule, girls are more isolated, hungry, sad: new report Save the Children research finds girls almost twice as likely as boys to frequently go to bed hungry 46% of girls say they’re not attending…
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New York, New York, August 3, 2022 — Amanda Catanzano, Acting VP of Global Advocacy at the International Rescue Committee, said: "The economic crisis that has engulfed Afghanistan since August 2021 is now the primary driver…
