Afghanistan: Afghanistan Mosque Bombings Kill More Than 70
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AfghanistanAyaz GulISLAMABAD — Officials in Afghanistan say a suicide blast inside a crowded Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Kabul has killed at least 40 worshipers and...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the...
Source: UN Department of Public InformationCountry: Afghanistan(excerpt)**AfghanistanIn Afghanistan, our humanitarian colleagues tell us they’re concerned by the intensified fighting between the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attacks in Afghanistan
Source: UN Secretary-GeneralCountry: AfghanistanSG/SM/18759 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:The Secretary-General strongly condemns...
View ArticleAfghanistan: New Female Entrepreneurs Join the Startup Revolution in...
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: AfghanistanKabul, Afghanistan – Today sees the first group of young female entrepreneurs graduate from Startup Valley, Afghanistan’s first...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Eliminating violence against women stressed at UN-backed radio...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanJALALABAD - The importance of eliminating of all kinds of violence against girls and women, as well as the promotion of gender equality...
View ArticleAfghanistan: More than 200 displaced families receive Humanitarian Assistance...
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanDirectorate of refugee and repatriation of Zabul province with co-operation of WFP, UNHCR and UNICEF has distributed to 203 displaced families,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 170 Displaced and Returnees families receive Humanitarian...
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanDirectorate of refugee and repatriation of Nangarhar province with co-operation of NRC and SCI has distributed cash assistance to 170 displaced and...
View ArticleAfghanistan: More than 70 displaced families receive cash and non-item food...
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanDirectorate of Refugee and Repatriation of Sare pul province with cooperation of WFP and NRC distributed humanitarian assistance for 72 families...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Partnering to Improve Healthcare in Afghanistan
Source: World BankCountry: AfghanistanSTORY HIGHLIGHTSPerformance-based partnership with the Ministry of Public Health have improved healthcare coverage and quality in Kandahar...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Challenge TB, January 2015 - December 2019 (August 2017)
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: AfghanistanOVERVIEWAfghanistan is among the world’s high burdened countries for tuberculosis (TB), with an estimated 56,000 new TB cases each...
View ArticleAfghanistan: The EU steps up humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid OperationsCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), PakistanAs the number of displaced...
View ArticleTajikistan: UNHCR and Sheraton Hotel offer Afghan refugees chance to shine
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, TajikistanA pioneering partnership between UNHCR and the Sheraton Hotel is helping refugees to learn job skills.DUSHANBE, Tajikistan –...
View ArticleWorld: Se incrementan los ataques contra los pacientes y el personal de Salud...
Source: Cruz Roja EspañolaCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Nigeria, South Sudan, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenSólo en Yemen se han producido más de 160 ataques contra...
View ArticleMyanmar: Atrocity Alert No. 77: 600,000 Rohingya Displaced by Ethnic Cleansing
Source: Global Centre for the Responsibility to ProtectCountry: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kenya, Myanmar, Syrian Arab Republic600,000 Rohingya Displaced by Ethnic CleansingToday, 25 October, marks two...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Kandahar communities call for more dialogue with elected officials
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKANDAHAR – The need for dialogue and shared decision-making between elected officials and communities was a subject of discussion at a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: US Contribution To Boost WFP Food Assistance And Local Economy...
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: AfghanistanKABUL – The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$24 million contribution from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to...
View ArticleTurkey: IOM Turkey Newsletter, Issue 9 - Autumn 2017
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyIn this edition - Improving Technical Capacity in Removal Centres to Better Protect Migrants...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Polio this week as of 25 October 2017
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Lebanon, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syrian Arab RepublicPolio this week as of 25 October...
View ArticlePakistan: First ever refugee school in Punjab formally upgraded, affiliated...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanNansen Refugee Award winner completed education project in PunjabKOT CHANDNA, MIANWALI, 26 October 2017 – Ms. Aqeela Asifi – the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan healthcare under siege as escalating conflict cuts off...
Source: IRINCountry: AfghanistanIhsanullah, 17 months, suffers from a virulent, drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis, which has alarmed his father and challenged the doctors."There are injections and...
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