Afghanistan: WFP & partners launch food fortification campaign to combat...
Source: World Food Programme, Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanAfter months of preparations, the media campaign on fortified nutritious foods was eventually inaugurated on 29 November 2016...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Female Afghan cyclists push boundaries one wheelie at a time
Source: Reuters - Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: AfghanistanBrushing aside suicide bombings and public scorn, the young women of Afghanistan's first freestyle cycling club hope their...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Child Marriages on the Rise in Afghan Province
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanActivists warn that public awareness campaigns are having little impact.By Sohdaba EhrariLaila, a 15-year-old girl from the Gozra...
View ArticleWorld: Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 4 December 2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsCountry: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,...
View ArticlePakistan: Polio this week as of 7 December 2016
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, PakistanPolio this week as of 7 December 2016The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) has published its...
View ArticleSomalia: Somali Islamic scholars pledge support for immunization
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, SomaliaA National Islamic Advisory Group has been established in Somalia to support polio eradication and routine...
View ArticleWorld: Les conflits en cours continuent d’aggraver l’insécurité alimentaire
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsCountry: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,...
View ArticleWorld: Los conflictos continúan agravando la inseguridad alimentaria
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsCountry: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Saving Groups Narrow Poverty Gap Among Afghan Rural Poor
Source: World BankCountry: AfghanistanStory HighlightsVillagers with no previous means of livelihood are being given an opportunity to earn a living through loans from local village associations,...
View ArticleWorld: Nearly a quarter of the world’s children live in conflict or...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenThe new figure is a stark reminder of why UNICEF was...
View ArticleWorld: Les enfants face aux conséquences des conflits et catastrophes
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenUn enfant sur quatre est confronté aux conflits ou...
View ArticleAfghanistan: No Respite for Kabul’s Street Children
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanTens of thousands beg or sell trinkets rather than attending school.By Pazhman PazhohishEight-year-old Sohrab spends her days looking...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Women's Vocational Training Neglected
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanConcerns that schemes designed to help women become economically self-sufficient have been abandoned.By Ahmad ShahGender rights...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Reality Check: No justice for women in Ghor province
Source: Afghanistan Analysts NetworkCountry: Afghanistan, WorldAuthor: Salima AhmadiGhor province, in western Afghanistan, has been in the headlines in the past few years. Not only was the appointment...
View ArticleWorld: Casi una cuarta parte de los niños del mundo viven en países afectados...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenEsta nueva cifra revela por qué la labor de UNICEF en...
View ArticleItaly: Italy remained under migratory pressure in November
Source: European UnionCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Guinea, Iraq, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldFrontex NewsIn November, the number of migrants arriving in Italy fell by half...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNAMA commends human rights defenders and demands their protection
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - Marking International Human Rights Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) spotlighted the crucial work of Afghan...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Return of Undocumented Afghans - Weekly Situation Report - 4 -...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), PakistanHighlights2,534 undocumented Afghans spontaneously returned or were deported from Pakistan...
View ArticlePakistan: Nansen Award winner turns girls’ dreams into reality
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Pakistan2015 Nansen Refugee Award winner Aqeela Asifi expands her school in Pakistan, giving Afghan refugee girls access to secondary...
View ArticleWorld: Italy remained under migratory pressure in November
Source: European UnionCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Guinea, Iraq, Italy, Nigeria, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldIn November, the number of migrants arriving in Italy fell by half from the previous month...
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