Afghanistan
Kabul (dpa) - Four people involved in the selection process for June's traditional tribal council meeting in Kabul were injured Tuesday when their vehicle struck a landmine in restive Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, a United Nations official said…
Afghanistan
General Security restrictions remain a considerable challenge to mine action operations in many areas of Afghanistan. However, most regions have returned to their pre-September 2001 capacity and continue to receive replacement equipment provided through contributions from Canada, Germany, Japan, Norway and…
Afghanistan
The United States has a "serious, longstanding and long-term effort under way" in Afghanistan to deal with "a humanitarian threat of crisis proportions from landmines," says the State Department's Special Representative for Mine Action Lincoln Bloomfield. Bloomfield, who is assistant secretary of…
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The Landmine Update is the International Campaign to Ban Landmines’ quarterly newsletter. This edition is followed by a calendar of upcoming events and list of available new resources. To date, 142 countries have signed the 1997…
Afghanistan
PROJECT: Victim Assistance for Afghanistan REQUESTING AGENCY: World Health Organisation (WHO) IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), other NGOs OBJECTIVES: To contribute to the elaboration of a national, comprehensive policy and strategy on victim assistance, in consultation with…
Afghanistan
PROJECT: Comprehensive Disabled Afghan Programme REQUESTING AGENCY: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) OBJECTIVES: To widen the range of choices and opportunities offered to victims of mines and UXO in Afghanistan,…
Afghanistan
PROJECT: Mine Survey in Afghanistan REQUESTING AGENCY: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan (UNOCHA), United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (MACA), Mine Clearance and Planning…
Afghanistan
PROJECT: Rehabilitation and socio-economic integration of victims and disabled people in Afghanistan REQUESTING AGENCY: Comprehensive Disabled Afghans' Programmes IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: CDAP OBJECTIVES: CDAP operates in almost 45 urban and rural districts of Afghanistan. In collaboration with other agencies working for disabled people, CDAP…
Afghanistan
PROJECT: Mine and UXO Clearance in AfghanistanREQUESTING AGENCY: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan (UNOCHA); United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: AREA, ATC, DAFA, DDG, HALO TRUST, MDC, HI, OMAR OBJECTIVES:…
Afghanistan
PROJECT: Mine Awareness and Risk Reduction Education (MA/RRE) in Afghanistan REQUESTING AGENCY: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS: Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan (MACA), United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Monitoring, Evaluation and Training Agency (META) OBJECTIVES: To reduce mine/UXO injuries. To…
