Greece: Athens accommodation site opens for new arrivals in Greece
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicATHENS, Aug 20 (UNHCR) – A faint smile crossing her face, Marzia watches as her children frolic on a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Providing High Quality Health Care Close to Home in Jalalabad
Source: World BankCountry: AfghanistanStory HighlightsA local hospital in Jalalabad City is now able to offer private healthcare services to patients who otherwise may have travelled abroad for...
View ArticleSerbia: EU provides humanitarian funding to help Serbia cope with migratory...
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid OfficeCountry: Afghanistan, Serbia, Syrian Arab RepublicThe European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) is providing €150...
View ArticleSerbia: Serbia offers brief welcome for migrants rushing to EU
Source: IRINCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Serbia, Syrian Arab RepublicBELGRADE, 21 August 2015 (IRIN) - Across the road from Belgrade’s main train and bus stations is a small park that until recently was...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Kabul car bomb kills 12 including three Americans
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: AfghanistanKabul, Afghanistan | AFP | Saturday 8/22/2015 - 14:43 GMTby Usman SHARIFIAt least 12 people including three US civilian contractors were killed Saturday...
View ArticleTurkey: Turkey detains over 400 migrants trying to cross to Greece
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Myanmar, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyIstanbul, Turkey | AFP | Saturday 8/22/2015 - 14:18 GMT | 241 wordsTurkish security forces have...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 33 community projects implemented in Kundoz province
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanThirty three sub projects completed in various villages of five districts of Kundoz province will enable approximately 7,507 rural families to have...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UN Mission in Afghanistan firmly condemns deadly suicide attack...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Afghanistan23 August 2015 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today condemned “in the strongest terms” yesterday's suicide attack in Kabul...
View ArticleAfghanistan: To meet the needs of pregnant women in crisis, humanitarian...
Source: UN Population FundCountry: Afghanistan, Pakistan"Seven years ago I graduated from a midwifery course. My family agreed on my education to serve people and to take care of mothers and children",...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Launch of the Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey in Takhar...
Source: UN Population FundCountry: AfghanistanTaluqan, 17 August 2015 - The Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan with technical support of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund,...
View ArticleGreece: Greece: chaos and squalid conditions for refugees and migrants on...
Source: Amnesty InternationalCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, WorldDirty, overcrowded detention centre, people crowded onto a...
View ArticleWorld: Migrant crisis to hijack western Balkans summit
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Afghanistan, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Montenegro, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, WorldVienna,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans Debate Gender Violence Law
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanSome believe pending legislation could help tackle abuses, while others say Islam provides women with protection.By IWPR Afghanistan...
View ArticlePakistan: Crisis Response Bulletin, August 24, 2015 - Volume: 1, Issue: 32
Source: Alhasan SystemsCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanHIGHLIGHTS:Flood Relief: Navy sends three tons of ration Next 24 hours: Met Office predicts intermittent rains PMD issues weather advisory for K-P...
View ArticleHungary: Photo Feature: The race to beat Hungary's border fence
Source: IRINCountry: Afghanistan, Hungary, Iraq, Serbia, Syrian Arab RepublicRöszke , 25 August 2015 (IRIN) - As Hungary rushes to complete the first phase of a controversial fence along its Serbian...
View ArticleWorld: Treat refugees humanely, work together, says UNHCR, as thousands...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, WorldIn Serbia, UNHCR and the...
View Articlethe former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: UNICEF supports children fleeing...
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, WorldGENEVA/SKOPJE Macedonia, 25 August 2015 - UNICEF has established a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Blasts at Afghan gas storage facility kill 11, mostly children
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: AfghanistanHerat, Afghanistan | AFP | Tuesday 8/25/2015 - 14:17 GMT by Aref KarimiAt least 11 people, most of them children, were killed when a series of explosions...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Pentagon revives probe into killing of Afghan civilians
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: AfghanistanWashington, United States | AFP | Tuesday 8/25/2015 - 17:03 GMT The Pentagon has resumed an investigation into allegations that US special forces were...
View ArticleWorld: A 21st-Century Migrant’s Checklist: Water, Shelter, Smartphone
Source: The New York TimesCountry: Afghanistan, Jordan, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldBy MATTHEW BRUNWASSERAUG. 25, 2015BELGRADE, Serbia — The tens of thousands of migrants who have flooded into...
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