Rapports

Summary The present report, which has been prepared pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005), is presented to the Council and its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict as the first country report on the situation of children and…

GA/10780 Sixty-third General Assembly Plenary 42nd & 43rd Meetings (AM & PM) Also Adopts Texts on Cooperation between United Nations and Arab League, Situation in Central America: Fashioning Region of Peace, Freedom, Democracy While deeply concerned about the Taliban's encroaching influence around the country,…

The quest for safe drinking water continues With funding from the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department, DACAAR has begun providing communities in eastern and western Afghanistan with access to safe drinking water. In addition to wells and hand pumps, 7,400…

AFGHANISTAN AT NATIONAL LEVEL (excluding Uruzgan) Expenditure since 2006 Reconstruction - €75 million to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF). This multi-donor fund, managed by the World Bank, helps to cover the Afghan central government's running costs, as well as fund national reconstruction…

Event: Cluster Munitions Workshop Speaker: Mr. John Hendra, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam Your Excellency Pham Binh Minh, Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Your Excellency Mr. Kjell Storløkken, Ambassador of Norway, Representatives from the Government of Viet Nam, Representatives from…

GA/SPD/411 Sixty-third General Assembly Fourth Committee 17th Meeting (AM) United Nations Cannot Be Everywhere at All Times; Broad Support Voiced To Leverage Comparative Advantages of Regional Organizations in Peace Efforts As the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) held its second…

KABUL, Afghanistan - Civilians who previously risked life and limb scrounging for scrap metal in minefields surrounding Bagram now have an opportunity to enjoy a safer existence and work in paid jobs, thanks to efforts of an Afghan firm…

By Homayon Khoram 21 October 2008 - In the north eastern province of Takhar in Afghanistan 200 families live in a remote village where 20 people have lost their lives in mine related incidents over the years. The village of Shaikhandara…

CERF GIVES OVER $1 BILLION TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has now allocated more than one billion dollars for humanitarian aid around the world since it was launched in March 2006. An…

GA/SHC/3920 Sixty-third General Assembly Third Committee 12th & 13th Meetings (AM & PM) Despite positive and precedent-setting developments to protect the rights of the child, emerging challenges -- such as the changing nature of armed conflicts and the global financial,…