Rapports

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2005/0169 OCHA Situation Report No. 8 South Asia (Pakistan and India) - Earthquake This report is based on the information provided by the UN Resident Coordinator's (UN RC) Office in Islamabad, Governments, agencies and donors in Pakistan, as…

TALKING POINTS Ameerah Haq As you know we have come to Herat this morning as the United Nations Country Team and in Afghanistan this consists of 17 UN agencies working in many different areas, Health, Education, Labour, Governance, etc, and what…

TALKING POINTS WFP gearing up for winter by pre-positioning food for 500,000 The World Food Programme in Afghanistan continues to pre-position food to high altitude, food-insecure areas that become inaccessible during the winter season from November to March. For 2005, some 23,000…

IN THIS ISSUE: Parliamentary and provincial council elections pass off relatively peacefully but turnout is much lower than in presidential elections A number of candidates are killed or injured, both before and after the elections. President Karzai raises questions about the continuing need…

Background Afghanistan's first elections for the House of Representatives (Wolesi Jirga) and Provincial Councils took place on Sunday, 18 September 2005. Unlike the Presidential elections, out-of-country voting for Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan did not take place. However, the…

TALKING POINTS Ongoing Disarmament efforts Of the 63,000 former Afghan Military Forces officers and soldiers who participated in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programme, 60,645 are either undergoing, or have completed the final reintegration stage. The first two stages of…

SC/8500 Security Council 5264th Meeting (AM) Presidential Statement Follows Thematic Debate Recognizing the complex nature of threats to international peace and security, the Security Council today underlined the need for a broad strategy for conflict prevention and pacific settlement of…

Round-up of ICRC field activities, including visits to persons deprived of freedom, health care, water and habitat, physical rehabilitation for the disabled, promotion of humanitarian law and support for the Afghan Red Crescent. People deprived of freedom//Family Links Under its international mandate,…

Afghanistan is at a critical juncture in its development as the Afghan people prepare for nationwide elections for its National Assembly (Wolesi Jirga) and provincial councils. In the near future candidates will learn whether they have been chosen to become…

Protecting Street Children: Vigilantes or the Rule of Law Before the Before the House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Washington, D.C. Tuesday, September 13, 2005 Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, I am honored…