Informes

This report was issued by OCHA Afghanistan. It covers the period from April 17 to April 19 2009. I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - On April 17, Nangarhar Province in the Eastern Region of Afghanistan was struck by two earthquakes of 5.5 and…

1. Consumer Price Index (CPI) National Consumer Price Index (CPI) 1 in March 2009 was 7.5 percent points higher than in March 2008. The annual increase in the national food index was 7.0 percent points. Among food items, annual rise…

More contributors support CERF New Member State and non-state contributors emerged in March 2009 in support of the CERF. Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia made the CERF supporters list for the first time with contributions of $3,000 and $1,000, respectively…

(near verbatim transcript) Kabul - 13 April 2009 UNAMA [translated from Dari]: Good morning everyone and welcome to today's press conference. I have some announcements from UN agencies and then I will be pleased to take your questions. SITARA ACHIKZAI UNAMA is…

Introduction: Afghanistan will hold presidential and provincial council elections on 20 August 2009. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) decided on the date after consulting with Afghan and international security forces. While the Afghan Constitution stipulates that the elections should be held…

FAO Regional Conference addresses food security concerns during financial crisis The 29th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific held in Bangkok from 26 to 31=01March attended by agriculture ministers and senior officials from 33 countries, addressed food…

Key Points - Humanitarian operations continue to be impeded by insecurity, lack of information - Contingency planning started for spring floods and possible deterioration of conflict - Resumption of refugee repatriation delayed until April - Civilian casualties drop from February - HAP in need…

Brussels, 30 March 2009 - Today the European Commission adopted a € 314 million package of projects to support agriculture and improve the food security situation in 23 developing countries across the globe. This is the first financing decision…

Afghanistan, where WFP has one of its largest operations, is still a long way from being able to feed itself. WFP Country Director Stefano Porretti talks about the challenges of working in Afghanistan and what new responses WFP is…