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KABUL - UNAMA's Human Rights Chief, Danielle Bell, today made a statement to participatnts at the Kabul conference to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Statment to the Kabul Mine Action…
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Key issues • In the past week, more than 11,000 people have reportedly been displaced by conflict. • Damaged telecommunication towers in Uruzgan hamper assessment of displaced families. • The GBV Sub-Cluster reached more than 8,000 people with services…
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TALOQAN - Protecting civilians is the responsibility of all parties to the conflict, stressed panelists in a UN-backed radio programme in Taloqan, the capital of the north-eastern Takhar province. In an in-depth discussion later broadcast on local…
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Countrywide Conflict Displacement From 1 January to 22 February, a total of 20,614 displaced people have been recorded in OCHA’s Displacement Tracking System (DTS). The provinces sheltering the highest number of displaced families are Kunduz with 10,815…
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GENEVA FEBRUARY 27, 2018 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Coming from a country that has for the past four decades been a victim of landmines, I am honoured to be here with you today in Geneva, sharing our…
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Geneva, 27 February 2018 – Afghanistan’s Chief Executive H.E. Dr Abdullah Abdullah urged the international community “to use all legal tools and instruments” to ban anti-personnel mines whether improvised or factory-made during a Pledging Conference of…
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Countrywide Conflict Displacement Since the beginning of the year, a total of 18,500 displaced people have been recorded in OCHA’s Displacement Tracking System (DTS). This is an average of 385 displaced people per day, roughly one third…
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Following 10 years of mine clearance operations funded by the UK Government, The HALO Trust has handed over the Province of Herat in western Afghanistan to the local government. Meanwhile, this week Ruth Davidson, leader of the…
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by Jared Ferrie | @jaredferrie | Thomson Reuters Foundation Most landmines in Afghanistan are a legacy of conflicts in the 1980s and 1990s PHNOM PENH Feb 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Afghanistan's deadliest province for landmines has been…
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KABUL - More than 10,000 civilians lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest annual UN report documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan. A total of 10,453 civilian…
