Rapports

Scope of the Problem: The table below shows the remaining challenge of minefield1 and battlefield contamination in Afghanistan At the beginning of this quarter, there were 4,270 hazardous areas with a total area of 535.6 sq km…

Kabul – Heavy clashes between Afghan security forces and armed opposition groups in the north-eastern province of Kunduz have led to a surge in wounded arriving at Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) trauma centre in Kunduz city.…

The 6th South Asian Conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 19 to 21 May 2015. The conference was facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in…

I. Introduction The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/11 and Security Council resolution 2210 (2015), in which I was requested to report every three months on developments in Afghanistan. The report provides an update…

UNHCR undertook a mission to Paktika this week to meet with partners including provincial officials, DoRR, DoRRD, Afghan Red Crescent Society, APA, ORCD and refugee leaders to discuss assistance, needs, gaps and coordination issues. The majority…

1. KHOST & PAKTIKA UPDATE Accountability to affected populations is critical during humanitarian response efforts in order to ensure assistance is meeting the needs, the affected populations have mechanisms to provide feedback, and for organizations to better…

Posted by Brenna Feigleson I recently traveled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for the first-ever donor coordination workshop for Afghanistan conventional weapons destruction programs. Co-hosted by the Department of State, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian…

KHOST & PAKTIKA UPDATE Initially it was anticipated that the military operations in North Waziristan would last only through September 2014 and then the refugees could return home, however the military operations were extended to the end…

1. KHOST & PAKTIKA UPDATE When the refugee influx began from North Waziristan Agency into Khost and Paktika provinces, many humanitarian agencies thought the situation would be short-term. However as the operations expanded and there have been…

Conflict and displacement in Kunduz province has been constant throughout 2015. With no lull in fighting during the winter season, displacement within and from various provincial districts (Imam Sahib, Qalazai, Chahar Dara, Dashte Archi) to the…