Informes

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes today briefed journalists at the Palais des Nations in Geneva about his recent mission to Afghanistan and on the effects of the global food crisis worldwide. Situation in…

Introduction Background Following almost three decades of war, the challenges facing Afghanistan's development remain immense. By 1380 (2001), the ravages of conflict had bestowed upon Afghan citizens and the incumbent administration an inheritance of debt not wealth. With the Taliban dominating the…

Kabul, 11 June 2008 - The Inception workshop and meeting of Netherlands-funded project in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, was held on 2 June 2008 in the provincial capital of Tirin Kot under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of…

Introduction Rome, 10 June 2008 - Facts, figures and the lastest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies. Afghanistan During the week, WFP provided food assistance to 200 BDPs, with 25 mt of food commodities in Lashkargah city of Hilmand province. As per…

UNAMA: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Nazifullah Salarzai from UNAMA Spokesperson's Office. Welcome to our weekly press conference this morning. We are very pleased to be joined today by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…

Jeddah, June 2, 2008 -- The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) announced today it is allocating US$1.5 billion to support efforts to meet immediate, medium and long term food crisis in its least developed member countries (LDMCs), though some programs…

FEWS NET alert overviews AFGHANISTAN: Below–average precipitation and early snowmelt during the 2007/08 winter season have led to below–average wheat production and pasture conditions. Labor migration, not typical for this time of year, is widespread, and access…

Introduction Rome, 27 May 2008 - Facts, figures and the lastest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies. Afghanistan - As part of the High Food Price Mitigation intervention programme, WFP has already distributed 13,000 mt of food to 650,000 people in the…

Introduction Rome, 20 May 2008 - Facts, figures and the lastest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies. Afghanistan - As part of the High Food Price Mitigation intervention programme, WFP has already distributed 10,500 mt of food to 550,000 people…

UNAMA: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Aleem Siddique from UNAMA Spokesperson's Office and welcome to our weekly press briefing. As usual, I have some news from UN agencies around the country, after which I will be…