Afghanistan: Fighting corruption takes community cooperation, panellists...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKANDAHAR - To eliminate corruption from Afghanistan, every individual in every community across the country must play an active role,...
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World: Asylum decisions in the EU: EU Member States granted protection to...
Source: European CommissionCountry: Afghanistan, Austria, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldOver half of the beneficiaries were SyriansThe 28 Member States...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 142 Returnee families received food aid in Konar province
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanOn Tuesday May 2, Konar DoRR with cooperation of WFP have distributed food aid for 142 returnee families in Manogi district of Konar...
View ArticlePakistan: IMB appreciates Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts
Source: Government of PakistanCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, PakistanISLAMABAD: The International Monitoring Board (IMB) for global polio eradication has hailed Pakistan’s efforts towards eradicating...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Uncertainty Drives Afghan Migrants to the West
Source: The Asia FoundationCountry: AfghanistanBy Sayed Masood SadatAfter Syrians, Afghans form the largest group of refugees in the European Union (EU), with over 360,000 asylum applications lodged in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: At UN event, Herat leaders spotlight importance of Afghan women...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanHERAT - Improving provincial government requires hiring more women, community leaders stressed at a UN-backed event in Herat this...
View ArticleGermany: Asylum applications from unaccompanied minors fell sharply in Europe...
Source: Pew Research CenterCountry: Afghanistan, Eritrea, Germany, Iraq, Norway, Somalia, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldBY PHILLIP CONNORThe European Union, Norway and Switzerland...
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Pakistan: Polio this week as of 3 May 2017
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, PakistanThe Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) convened last week in Geneva. On polio eradication, the...
View ArticleTajikistan: Tajikistan: ICRC provides medical supplies to Ishkashim District...
Source: International Committee of the Red CrossCountry: Afghanistan, TajikistanDushanbe (ICRC) – Today, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided medical supplies to Ishkashim...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes Leave Many Dead
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanISLAMABAD — Border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 80 others Friday in a disputed area,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Thousands flee armed conflict in Kunduz
Source: Norwegian Refugee CouncilCountry: Afghanistan“Hundreds of Afghan families are desperately fleeing armed conflict in Kunduz Province. Many are accommodated with extended families elsewhere, but...
View ArticleAfghanistan: One Village One Product: How a Japanese Idea is Changing Lives...
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: AfghanistanIn March this year, representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), together with officials from the Afghan Ministry of Rural...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNAMA welcomes strategic review to further improve its...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the visit this week of a team of experts to conduct a Security...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan making progress in fight against corruption — UN envoy
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - Afghanistan is making progress in fighting corruption in the face of many challenges, the UN Secretary-General’s Special...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UN supports initiative to promote gender mainstreaming in...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKUNDUZ - Promoting women’s access to government services and hiring more women into civil service positions were among the topics for a...
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Turkey: DRC Turkey Mixed Migration Monthly Update - April 2017
Source: Danish Refugee CouncilCountry: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, World
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World: Preventing Election Violence
Source: US Institute of PeaceCountry: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Pakistan, WorldState of the FieldIn many countries, elections are a flashpoint for violence. Far too often, programs designed to prevent...
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Pakistan: Polio this week as of 10 May 2017
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, PakistanA major global polio event will be held this June at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta. Find out more.Pakistan’s polio...
View ArticleAfghanistan: “Investing in 10-Year-Old Girls Could Yield Huge Demographic...
Source: UN Population FundCountry: AfghanistanForced and early marriage, child labour and other practices undermining girls’ health and rights threaten the world’s ambitious development agenda, warns...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Economic development and security the focus of UN-backed event...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanHERAT - Strategies to address the link between economic development and security were discussed by panellists at a UN-backed debate in...
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