Afghanistan: Security Council Authorizes Year-Long Mandate Extension for...
Source: UN Security CouncilCountry: AfghanistanSC/1275617 MARCH 2017SECURITY COUNCIL7902ND MEETING (PM)Expressing serious concern over the potential growth of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant...
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Afghanistan: Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – March 2017
Source: Watchlist on Children and Armed ConflictCountry: Afghanistan, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, SomaliaThis month’s update highlights children and armed conflict concerns and...
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Afghanistan: No mountain high enough to stop education reaching children:...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: AfghanistanBy Abdul Rahman ZaeemHERAT, Afghanistan, 15 March 2017 - Travel north-west from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and you will find yourself in the rugged...
View ArticleHungary: Fear stalks migrants huddled along Hungary’s border
Source: GuardianCountry: Afghanistan, Hungary, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldFear stalks migrants huddled along Hungary’s borderBehind a high metal fence topped with loose curls of barbed wire,...
View ArticleIndonesia: Refugee Transit in Indonesia: The Critical Importance of Community
Source: International Peace InstituteCountry: Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Pakistan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Worldby Lucy FiskeWestern nations are in retreat from...
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World: Les Fonds de Financement Communs Pays
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar,...
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Afghanistan: Return of Undocumented Afghans from Pakistan and Iran - 2016...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), PakistanOverviewDecades of conflict and the search for better economic opportunities have pushed...
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World: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Protecting refugee women...
Source: Council of EuropeCountry: Afghanistan, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, WorldMany refugee and asylum-seeker women and girls have been exposed to gender-based...
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Pakistan: International Organization for Migration Country Office for...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanSituation OverviewDuring 2017, the government has taken key policy decisions regarding registering the undocumented Afghans...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Human Rights experts call for an end to fighting in populated areas
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanHERAT – As part of a series of events broadcast on local radio, UNAMA in Herat organized a panel of human rights experts recently to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: What Factors Drive Child Marriage in Afghanistan?
Source: The Asia FoundationCountry: AfghanistanAfghanistan is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a woman. Contributing factors include different forms of gender-based...
View ArticleAfghanistan: More than 1,100 Afghan children a day expected to drop out of...
Source: Save the ChildrenCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanDire humanitarian situation to deteriorate as up to one million more Afghans are set to return from Pakistan this yearBroll as well as photos and...
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Pakistan: Polio this week as of 22 March 2017
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Guinea, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Nigeria, PakistanPolio this week as of 22 March 2017From 25 to 28 March, synchronised...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Betrothed in the Womb
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanThe consequences of early marriage often ruin girls’ lives.By Sohaila AhmadiBibi Asma was in her cradle when her father promised her in...
View ArticleYemen: Human Rights Council holds general debate on technical assistance and...
Source: UN Human Rights CouncilCountry: Afghanistan, World, YemenHuman Rights CouncilMORNING/MIDDAY23 March 2017Concludes General Debate on the Reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the...
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Iran (Islamic Republic of): ECHO Factsheet - Iran - April 2017
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid OperationsCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of)Key messagesAfter over three decades of...
View ArticleWorld: Ending Gender-Based Violence Key to Health and Well-Being
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, WorldBy Natalia LinouNatalia Linou is Policy Specialist Gender, Health and HIV at the UN Development...
View ArticleAfghanistan: New Approach Needed for Peace in Afghanistan
Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: Afghanistan, Libya, Syrian Arab RepublicBy Jessica NeuwirthJessica Neuwirth is founder of Donor Direct Action an international organisation which partners with...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Prioritising the future of Afghanistan
Source: Norwegian Refugee CouncilCountry: AfghanistanMarius BrevikChildren who have to flee their homes also lose their schools and classmates. “We must prioritize giving these children an education,”...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan begins fencing of Afghan border
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanBy Ayaz GulISLAMABAD — Pakistan says it has started fencing off its long border with Afghanistan and areas vulnerable to cross-border militant...
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