Afghanistan: Urgent Media Release - Operation Mercy
Source: Operation MercyCountry: AfghanistanSaturday evening, Kabul time, the residence of two Operation Mercy staff members was broken into. One staff member, a German national, was killed along with...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Iran Continues Deporting Undocumented Afghan Refugees
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of)May 21, 2017 10:16 AM Noor Zahid Mehdi JediniaNearly 130,000 undocumented Afghan refugees have been forced by the Iranian...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Expansion of IOM Transit Center on Pakistan Border Increases Aid...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanThe UN Migration Agency (IOM) inaugurated a substantial expansion of its Torkham Transit Center in eastern Afghanistan’s...
View ArticleAfghanistan: ‘The media here is one of the greatest tools of democracy’
Source: Internews NetworkCountry: AfghanistanLocal radio in Afghanistan reaches remote areas and connects communities.NILLI CITY, Afghanistan — Mahsooma Sehrat was just out of high school when she...
View ArticleGreece: Greece: People displaced by imminent closure of refugee camps must...
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, WorldGreek authorities must ensure that refugees and migrants expected to start being evacuated from three Elliniko camps tomorrow, are...
View ArticleWorld: 'Never stop learning, never lose hope,' refugee Muzoon tells children...
Source: TheirworldCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Chad, Madagascar, Peru, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, Ukraine, World, YemenTo mark the anniversary of the Education Cannot...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan women receiving better medical care thanks to coalition...
Source: North Atlantic Treaty OrganisationCountry: AfghanistanKABUL, Afghanistan (May 22, 2017) — Afghan mothers bringing new lives to their nation have access to better medical care thanks to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Expansion of IOM Transit Center on Pakistan Border Increases Aid...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanAfghanistan - Over 55,000 undocumented Afghans returned from Pakistan between 1 January and 18 May 2017. This is double the...
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World: Fiscal Year 2018 USAID Development and Humanitarian Assistance Budget
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America, WorldThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget request for USAID defends our...
View ArticleWorld: Hospitals, health workers under attack
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, YemenUN Security Council should strengthen call for justice(New York, May 24, 2017)...
View ArticleWorld: How Long Must Communities in Disaster Prone Areas Remain Hopeful?
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Indonesia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu,...
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Afghanistan: USAID Hosts Women’s Agriculture Credit Shura to Improve Lives...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: AfghanistanKabul, Afghanistan – One of the most difficult challenges for women farmers and agriculture-related business owners in Afghanistan is...
View ArticleWorld: WHA side event discusses SDGs, polio eradication and emergencies
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, Yemen24 May 2017 – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan needs infrastructure overhaul to face risks ahead -...
Source: Thomson Reuters FoundationCountry: AfghanistanBy Sophie HaresCANCUN, Mexico, May 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Afghanistan has improved its capacity to respond to natural disasters but...
View ArticleWorld: Secretary-General Says ‘No One is Winning Today’s Wars, Everybody Is...
Source: UN Security Council, UN Secretary-GeneralCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenSG/SM/18537-SC/12842-HR/5362Following are UN Secretary-General...
View ArticleWorld: World Health Assembly Update, 25 May
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, WorldGENEVA—The World Health Assembly today made decisions relating to polio, the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework,...
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Pakistan: Polio this week as of 24 May 2017
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, PakistanThe World Health Assembly (WHA) is meeting this week in Geneva, Switzerland. Ministers of Health and public health...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNFPA Newly Established Obstetric Fistula Center in Herat Treats...
Source: UN Population FundCountry: Afghanistan“I was told that my repair surgery will be done on Wednesday. The night before I couldn’t sleep. I was happy, nervous, anxious and scared. I couldn’t...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Farah leaders strategize on women’s economic and political...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanHERAT - Empowerment of Afghan women and their increased participation in the country’s economic and political development was at the...
View ArticleWorld: Life in War Zones Remains Grim, with Cities Turned into Death Traps,...
Source: UN Security Council, UN Secretary-GeneralCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenSC/12841Security Council 7951st Meeting (AM)Endless Talks on...
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