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A/60/343 Sixtieth session Item 73 (e) of the provisional agenda* Human rights questions: report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the report…
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TALKING POINTS Afghanistan accession to refugee convention The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, has welcomed Afghanistan's accession to the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, saying the decision was especially significant for a country…
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CHAPTER ONE: GETTING STARTED After 30 years of war and civil war, Afghanistan is finally on its way to peace and prosperity. This cannot happen overnight. What was destroyed has to be rebuilt; time that was lost for learning and…
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IN THIS ISSUE: - The scale of terrorist activity remains high as elections approach - UN and Human Rights Commission report on threats to the electoral process - UNODC provides initial indications of opium cultivation and production - India's Prime Minister makes official visit…
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New awareness campaign urges every Afghan to prioritise children's rights, and to place mothers and children at heart of national agenda. Kabul, 25 August 2005 - As Afghanistan's parliamentary election campaign enters its final weeks, UNICEF is taking the opportunity to…
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TALKING POINTS SRSG briefs Security Council on Afghanistan The Special Representative, Jean Arnault, has been in New York this week, where has been briefing members of the UN Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan . As you may have seen…
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Security Council 5249th Meeting (AM) Security, Illegal Armed Groups, Drug Trafficking, Sustainable Development, Government Institutions, Human Rights Among Areas Requiring Increased Attention As the Bonn political process in Afghanistan neared its completion, the Security Council today expressed its strong…
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Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration It is anticipated that almost 66,000 former officers and soldiers will officially enroll in the UN Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) program when the final numbers are released at the end of August.…
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MOHAMMAD AGHA, AFGHANISTAN, August 19, 2005 - Growing up a refugee in Pakistan, Razia Rahimi hadn't much hope of returning home to Afghanistan, much less becoming an elected official with power to effect change. But two years ago, Razia…
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TALKING POINTS Demobilization and Reintegration The reintegration programme for ex-combatants continues apace with 59,940 people having now entered or completed the programme. That represents the vast majority of the 61,413 Afghan Military Forces officers and soldiers who have been demobilized under…
