Afghanistan: Chief Executive Officer of the Afghan Unity Government...
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKabul, Monday, 3 April 2017: Chief Executive Officer of the National Unity Government of Afghanistan inaugurated the Center for the National Polio...
View ArticlePakistan: Out of school for a decade: A refugee girl finally finds a school
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanPESHAWAR, 05 April 2017 – An Afghan girl had never been to school, but after years she found a ray of hope. Tahira Naz’s family...
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Serbia: UNHCR Serbia - Europe Refugee Situation - Serbia 2016 in Numbers...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Albania, Croatia, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Pakistan, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Mapping the Legal Aid Landscape in Afghanistan
Source: The Asia FoundationCountry: AfghanistanApril 5, 2017By Claire AndersonOn March 17, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution to extend the United Nations Assistance Mission in...
View ArticlePakistan: Afghanistan Reacts Angrily to Pakistan's Fencing of Border
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanAyaz GulISLAMABAD — Afghanistan is calling on Pakistan to stop fencing off the border between the two countries, suggesting that Kabul might resort...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Marastoons offer a safe haven for the homeless and vulnerable in...
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: AfghanistanBy Naseem Sahar, Norwegian Red CrossIn his short life 14-year-old Baryalai has endured more tragedy than...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNAMA facilitates women’s conference for peace in Herat
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanWomen’s role in the peace process was the focus of a conference held today in Herat with around 50 women participants from more than a...
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Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate addressed at national...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: AfghanistanKABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Amid new indications that the rate of maternal mortality has worsened in the country, officials from...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Fighting for Disability Rights
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanDisabled people say they face social prejudice and government inaction.By Farid TanhaFazluddin, a tall, thin 25-year-old who lives in...
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Pakistan: Polio this week as of 5 April 2017
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Niger, Nigeria, PakistanLast week, the Technical Advisory...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Child Labour in Afghan Coal Mines
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanUnderage workers routinely endure hot, dusty and dangerous conditions.By Yaqub AzordaShir Ahmad, 12, spends all day working in the pitch...
View ArticleWorld: Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Thematic Debate...
Source: UN Secretary-GeneralCountry: Afghanistan, Haiti, Mali, Somalia, Sudan, WorldUnited Nations peacekeeping is an investment in global peace, security, and prosperity.Around the world, the Blue...
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World: Explosive Violence in January 2017
Source: Action on Armed ViolenceCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenAction on Armed Violence (AOAV) records incidents of explosive violence as they occur around the...
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World: Explosive Violence in February 2017
Source: Action on Armed ViolenceCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldAction on Armed Violence (AOAV) records incidents of explosive violence as they occur around...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans deported from Europe arrive home, to war and unemployment
Source: Reuters - Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: AfghanistanAfghans were the second largest group of asylum seekers in Europe in 2015, and concerns about security and their integration have...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Top UN Humanitarian Official in Afghanistan Meets with Returnees...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanJALALABAD - The top United Nations official for humanitarian affairs in Afghanistan, Toby Lanzer, visited the country’s eastern...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Women’s Crucial Role in Government Spotlighted in UN-backed...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKUNDUZ - More Afghan women must work in government, especially on provincial development programmes, said panellists in a series of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNFPA Develops the First Midwifery Helpline in Afghanistan
Source: UN Population FundCountry: AfghanistanMidwives save lives. If the need for midwives is met in Afghanistan, around two thirds of maternal and newborn deaths could be averted.UNFPA is supporting...
View ArticleAfghanistan: US, Afghan forces attack IS stronghold in eastern Afghanistan
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Afghanistan, United States of AmericaApril 10, 2017 5:00 PM by Zabihullah & Ghazi Noor Zahid NANGARHAR AND WASHINGTON — U.S. and Afghan special forces in eastern...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNFPA mobile health team helps pregnant woman to safety from floods
Source: UN Population FundCountry: AfghanistanUnder a heavy shower of rain, in a flooded remote village of Daikundi, 24 year old Khadija was stuck under a collapsed wall with no hope for help. Khadija...
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