Afghanistan: Provision of Drinking Water for 3600 People
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanWith a cost of two million and 905 thousand Afs 14 safe drinking water wells were recently excavated in various villages of Enjil district of Herat...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Children Forced into Hard Labour
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanPoverty and conservative traditions keep many youngsters out of school.Participants in a series of IWPR-organised debates said that many...
View ArticleGreece: UNHCR reinforcing presence in Greek islands amid six-fold increase in...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Eritrea, Greece, Iraq, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, WorldUNHCR is stepping up its field presence in the eastern Aegean islands...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan conflict resulting in thousands killed, says UN...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL, 7 June 2015 – The conflict in Afghanistan is resulting in thousands of people being killed or wounded, forcing families to leave...
View ArticleWorld: Leadersʼ Declaration - G7 Summit, 7-8 June 2015
Source: Government of France, Government of the United Kingdom, Government of Italy, Government of the United States of America, Government of Canada, Government of Japan, Government of Germany,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Agony for civilians as Afghan battlefront expands north
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: AfghanistanKunduz, Afghanistan | AFP | Tuesday 6/9/2015 - 02:26 GMT by Anuj CHOPRAMauludeen lifts the shirt of his writhing, shrieking infant daughter to reveal a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: From Spring to Pipe: Transforming Water Supply in Remote Afghan...
Source: World BankCountry: AfghanistanSTORY HIGHLIGHTSHouseholds in a remote village in the mountains are able to overcome water shortages and tap the natural springs around them through a unique...
View ArticlePakistan: Crisis Response Bulletin, June 8, 2015 - Volume: 1, Issue: 21
Source: Alhasan SystemsCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanHIGHLIGHTS Heavy rainfall forecast for Northern Pakistan Per Capita water in Pakistan down to 900 litres from 1,000 litres WB okays $125m for...
View ArticleWorld: Number of migrants landing in Europe in 2015 passes 100,000
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Eritrea, Gambia, Greece, Italy, Libya, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, WorldItaly - Some 102,000 migrants...
View ArticleGreece: Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicGENEVA, June 9 (UNHCR) – Refugee and migrant arrivals to Europe across the Mediterranean so far in 2015...
View ArticleAfghanistan: USAID launches $60 million program to save lives of mothers and...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Afghanistan, United States of AmericaU.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan June 9 -- The Honorable Ferozuddin Feroz, Afghanistan’s Minister of Public...
View ArticlePakistan: Polio this week as of 3 June 2015
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Iraq, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Syrian Arab RepublicThis week, the “Written Declaration on EU Support...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Frustrated donors end funding for Afghan parliamentary elections
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: AfghanistanSource: Reuters - Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:51 GMTAuthor: Reuters By Jessica DonatiKABUL, June 12 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's failure to set a date for postponed...
View ArticleWorld: Global Weather Hazards Summary June 12-18, 2015
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationCountry: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, El...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan aid donors face quandary over future of police fund
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: AfghanistanBy Jessica DonatiKABUL, June 14 (Reuters) - Afghanistan is locked in a wrangle with the United Nations over control of a fund for police salaries,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Hundreds of Families Gain Access to Potable Water
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanWith a cost of nearly two million Afs a water supply network was completed recently in Dragi Kotaki village of Tanikot district of Khost province by...
View ArticleAfghanistan: MRRD Addresses Flood-Destroyed Areas
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanH.E. Eng. Nasir Ahmad Durrani, the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development inaugurated the reconstruction work of a water-intake project in...
View ArticlePakistan: Crisis Response Bulletin, June 15, 2015 - Volume: 1, Issue: 22
Source: Alhasan SystemsCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanHIGHLIGHTSSafe Shores: Pakistan out of cyclone path Pakistan crafts plan to cut Carbon Emissions 30pc By 2025 Right time to clean storm water...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Cricket helps young Afghan refugees field a new life in the UK
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Afghanistan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandBy Kieran GuilbertCROYDON, England, June 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The two bowlers gasp as...
View ArticleGreece: UNHCR calls for urgent European support for Greece amid worsening...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyThis is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des...
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