Rapports

SC/9566 Security Council 6062nd Meeting (AM) The number of refugees worldwide had increased to more than 11 million over the last two years, and the number of people displaced internally as a result of conflict to some 22 million, António Guterres, United…

UNITED NATIONS - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today briefed the UN Security Council on the challenges facing his agency in caring for tens of millions of uprooted people in an increasingly complex and often dangerous international…

INTRODUCTION Despite extraordinarily difficult circumstances during 2008, Afghanistan has made remarkable achievements notably: more girls and boys are at school than at any time in Afghanistan's history, child mortality has been reduced substantially, more Afghans especially women have access to health…

Executive Summary This annual report outlines the most important accomplishments of the AIHRC in its endeavours for promotion, protection and monitoring of human rights. Despite challenges faced in 2008, the AIHRC continued to make successful progress towards the implementation of…

Summary - Security conditions in Afghanistan remained especially dangerous and by some measures deteriorated during the quarter. - The humanitarian situation worsened in Afghanistan, and the international community assisted Afghan communities (particularly in the northern provinces) to prepare for severe winter conditions and…

Exploring Afghan perceptions of civil-military relations Executive Summary Throughout Afghanistan, there are silent but chilling reminders of the constant loss of innocent lives in a conflict which has spanned three decades, and one that continues to claim innocent lives today: crowded graveyards;…

Key Points - Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) for Afghanistan in 2009 has been finalized and endorsed by the Government of Afghanistan. - The security situation remains volatile in many parts of the country, hindering the delivery of assistance. - No major population…

KABUL, Afghanistan - In 2 separate incidents, the enemies of Afghanistan have killed 4 and injured 37 innocent Afghan civilians. In the first incident in eastern Afghanistan a vehicle borne IED was detonated in an apparent attack on the…

Kabul - 15 December 2008 UNAMA: Good morning everyone and welcome to our press conference today. My name is Nilab Mobarez from UNAMA Spokesperson's Office. We are joined this afternoon by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan,…

Afghan women: Still a long way to go Geneva, December 10, 2008 - Women in Afghanistan continue to face obstacles to equal dignity and rights as full human beings. A new CARE briefing paper details the challenges women face and…