Rapports

UNAMA report shows sharp rise in casualties among Afghan civilians in first half of 2103 31 July 2013 – Afghanistan saw a 23 per cent rise in the number of civilian casualties over the first six months…

Highlights In the first four months of 2013, over 400 children were killed and maimed as result of the on-going conflict. The prognosis is that 2013 may become the second-most-violent year since 2001, with 2011 topping. Heavy…

23-07-2013 Operational Update The proliferation and radicalization of armed groups in Afghanistan is aggravating an already unstable security environment. Ordinary people are suffering the effects in their daily lives, and civilian casualties are mounting. The ICRC remains…

USAID’s Largest Gender Program Will Build Upon Afghan Progress From The Past Decade For Immediate Release Thursday, July 18, 2013 USAID Press Office 202-712-4320 WASHINGTON, DC: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year program targeting the education,…

Proposed Criminal Law Revision Latest Rollback in Protections (Kabul, July 16, 2013) – Afghanistan’s lower house of parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, should reject a proposed criminal law revision that would effectively deny women legal protection from domestic…

“Educating women and girls and women’s empowerment in our community is my dream,” says Beheshta, a 20-year-old Afghan girl who recently completed classes offered by the UN Women-supported Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Centre in Parwan…

Women have the right to ask for their share of their father’s property, say male and female community leaders 2 JULY 2013 | NANGARHAR, AFGHANISTAN For Khanzima, the nightmare began as soon as she was widowed. She found…

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI index: ASA 11/009/2013 2 July 2013 Afghanistan: The Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework and the Long Hard Road to Justice Amnesty International urges senior officials meeting on 3 July in Kabul to review…

(near verbatim transcript; edited for flow and clarity) Participants: - The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson - UNAMA’s National Spokesperson, Nazifullah Salarzai Jan Eliasson: Thank you very much. Good morning. I am Jan Eliasson. I am the Deputy Secretary-General of…

1. SUMMARY The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, with growing needs amongst internally displaced people (IDPs), other people struggling with the impact of conflict and natural disasters and communities exposed to communicable diseases coupled with…