Rapports

President seeking $11.8 billion over two years to assist Afghan government The White House, in a fact sheet released February 15, recapped progress in Afghanistan and U.S. plans to help that country defeat terrorism and establish a stable democracy. Afghanistan figured…

Release # 2007-089 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (5 February) - The Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), at Camp Nathan Smith, conducted mine and unexploded ordnance awareness training for local children in Kandahar yesterday. "The aim of this training session is to teach the kids…

Kabul, Donors Should Focus on Accountability and the Rule of Law (New York, January 30, 2007) - One year after launching the Afghanistan Compact, President Hamid Karzai's government and its international backers have largely failed to meet the compact's benchmarks on…

AFGHANITSTAN: PROVIDING WARMTH In Afghanistan, where vast numbers lack even basic shelter and electricity, winter can be a deadly season. In Paktya and Wardak Provinces families will have an easier time this year thanks to UMCOR Afghanistan's winterization program.  The…

FOREWORD Emergencies, in the form of natural disasters and new or protracted conflict, continued to extract a toll on the lives of children and women around the world. Massive flooding in the Horn of Africa and the multiple typhoons…

AVANT-PROPOS Les situations d'urgence, qu'elles prennent la forme de catastrophes naturelles ou de conflits, continuent d'avoir des conséquences dramatiques sur la vie des enfants et des femmes dans le monde. Les inondations massives dans la Corne de l'Afrique et les nombreux…

Valcartier, Quebec - The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages, today announced that Canada will provide $8.8 million dollars for demining activities in Kandahar Province and across Aghanistan as well as…

Talking Points Senior PIO: A belated Eid Mubarek to you and your families if I haven't spoken to you already so far this year. We are very fortunate to be joined today by Chris Alexander, UNAMA's Deputy Special Representative of…

Fierce fighting between NATO troops and insurgents in southern Afghanistan has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing from their homes in a new wave of displacement. Although numbers are unverified, the government said that more than 20,000 families…