Afghanistan: Afghan teachers to benefit from the mobile money service
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: AfghanistanThe USAID's Financial Access for Investing in the Development of Afghanistan (FAIDA) supports the ongoing payment application...
View ArticleSerbia: Refugee and migrant children injured in illegal border push-backs...
Source: Save the ChildrenCountry: Afghanistan, Croatia, Hungary, Iraq, Pakistan, Serbia, Syrian Arab RepublicAverage 30 cases a day of unlawful and clandestine push-backs into Serbia“The police beat...
View ArticlePakistan: Crisis Response Bulletin, January 23, 2017 - Volume: 3, Issue: 04
Source: Alhasan SystemsCountry: Afghanistan, India, PakistanHIGHLIGHTS:Fresh wave of cold hits Pakistan, rain expected in KarachiPakistan School Safety Framework to be finalised in March: NDMAGovt...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Excavation of 52 wells in Jawizjan
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: Afghanistan(52) Semi-deep wells inaugurated inJawzjan province. These wells were completed through the National Rural Water, Sanitation and Irrigation program...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan's Modern Day Slave Labourers
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanWhole families live and work in brick factories, struggling to pay off impossible debts.By Mahfooz ul-HaqSajid, 13, has been...
View ArticleGreece: A refugee working with refugees
Source: Danish Refugee CouncilCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, WorldSayed Hashimi, 30, is an Afghan refugee in Greece. He barely escaped death after Taliban groups targeted him and his family for his...
View ArticleWorld: Annual Report to the Human Rights Council: Major Achievements Despite...
Source: UN Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed ConflictCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Myanmar, Nigeria, Philippines, South...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Why the European Union Shouldn’t Deport Afghans
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Afghanistan, Germany, WorldPutting Lives at Risk in KabulPatricia GossmanSenior Researcher, AfghanistanThis week, the German government deported to Kabul another 26...
View ArticleWorld: Finland granted EUR 92 million for humanitarian assistance in 2016
Source: Government of FinlandCountry: Afghanistan, Chad, Finland, Iraq, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldPress Release 17/201725 January 2017Following a decision...
View ArticleSerbia: Desperate refugees and migrants in Serbia face sub-zero temperatures
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Serbia, WorldSerbian authorities, together with UNHCR and partners, step up efforts to extend capacity in emergency shelters for hundreds...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Snow, Cold Snap Leave 27 Children Dead In Northern Afghanistan
Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyCountry: AfghanistanHeavy snowfall and freezing weather has killed 27 children in a remote district of northern Afghanistan, an official says.Fifty centimeters...
View ArticlePakistan: Polio this week as of 26 January 2017
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Guinea, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Madagascar, Nigeria, PakistanPolio this week as of 26 January 2017The Executive Board of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Helping Patients in Afghanistan Manage Their Diabetes
Source: Direct ReliefCountry: Afghanistan#Helping the HelpersNearly 40 percent of the Afghan population lacks access to basic health services, causing many to suffer from serious, yet preventable,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Return of Afghan Refugees to Afghanistan Surges as Country Copes...
Source: International Monetary FundCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), PakistanBy Christoph Duenwald and Farid Talishli IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Afghanistan experienced...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Schools Used as Military Bases By Government, Taliban
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Afghan education authorities are concerned about the use of schools for military purposes by militant groups and Afghan security forces, a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: What to Watch? Key issues to follow in Afghanistan in 2017
Source: Afghanistan Analysts NetworkCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanAs in most years, the feeling in January 2017 is that this will be another crucial year for Afghanistan. The AAN team has identified...
View ArticleAfghanistan: IOM Launches Displacement Tracking in Afghanistan as...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanAfghanistan - In response to the recent dramatic increase of Afghans returning home from neighbouring countries, as well as...
View ArticlePakistan: UNHCR hands over four community projects to Sindh government
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanKARACHI, PAKISTAN – 27 January 2017– As part of efforts to bridge gaps between Pakistani and Afghan refugee communities across the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: civilians caught up in revenge attacks
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanRelatives of both of state security operatives and insurgents say they are subject to harassment from the other side.By Farid TanhaGul...
View ArticleWorld: Polio Front and Centre at Annual Meeting of Global Public Health Leaders
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, WorldMinistries of health from around the world call for urgent measures to secure lasting polio-free world27 January...
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