World: Remarks for Assistant Secretary-General Ursula Mueller at the Dubai...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Afghanistan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenDubai, United Arab Emirates, 5...
View ArticleSerbia: Hope and Inclusion: Investing in Stranded Refugees in Serbia
Source: World BankCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Serbia, Syrian Arab RepublicZahra is a mother of three from Afghanistan, searching for a new life in Europe. In early 2016, she set out with her...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Five Questions to Make Sense of the New Peak in Urban Attacks...
Source: Afghanistan Analysts NetworkCountry: AfghanistanBetween 20 and 29 January 2018, there were five high profile attacks in major cities and districts in Afghanistan. The three by far largest ones...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan women will only be ‘empowered’ when they are free from...
Source: Women Under SiegeCountry: AfghanistanIn Afghanistan, "economic empowerment” is a buzzword of the day, most frequently used by starry-eyed donors and development workers as they implement...
View ArticleWorld: UN Secretary-General Must List Forces From Afghanistan, the Congo,...
Source: Watchlist on Children and Armed ConflictCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Israel, Mali, Myanmar, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian...
View ArticleWorld: 37th session of the Human Rights Council - Item 2: Annual Report and...
Source: UN Human Rights CouncilCountry: Afghanistan, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Czechia, Democratic People's...
View ArticleAfghanistan: International Women’s Day 2018 - “Time is now: Rural and urban...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan marks International Women’s Day today, recognizing the global movement for women’s rights and...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Healing through football
Source: International Committee of the Red CrossCountry: AfghanistanIn the ICRC rehabilitation centre in Kabul, football has become an integral part of physical, mental and social rehabilitation. It...
View ArticleWorld: Gender matters: Voices from the field
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, WorldWomen are critical in the fight against polio. From reaching every child with polio vaccines to ensuring their...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Suffering of the Afghan people needs to end – Intra-Afghan talks...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanNEW YORK – The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to engage in direct Afghan-owned talks with authorities in Kabul and start...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan, 9 March 2018
Source: Government of AustraliaCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, PakistanToday I announce that Australia will increase its contribution to support Afghanistan in defeating terrorism and pursuing...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Security Council Adopts Resolution 2405 (2018), Extends Mandate...
Source: UN Security CouncilCountry: AfghanistanSC/13240 SECURITY COUNCIL 8199TH MEETING (AM) Permanent Representative Calls for Debate on Regional State Sponsors of TerrorismThe Security Council today...
View ArticleItaly: Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 10,949 in 2018; Deaths Reach 442
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Libya, Mexico, Spain, WorldGeneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 10,949 migrants and...
View ArticleGreece: Syrian family transfers to mainland after Samos ordeal
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicUNHCR has been supporting the transfer of vulnerable people from overcrowded island centres to the Greek...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan refugees in Syria forced to move on to Romania
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Romania, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, WorldThirty years after they fled their...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Battle for Faryab: Fighting intensifies on one of Afghanistan’s...
Source: Afghanistan Analysts NetworkCountry: AfghanistanAuthor: Obaid Ali and Thomas Ruttig An intense battle is under way near the city of Maimana, the capital of Faryab. In this northern province,...
View ArticleUnited States of America: Seven Nauru refugees fly to the US
Source: Radio New Zealand InternationalCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Myanmar, Nauru, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, United States of AmericaSeven single men have made up the sixth group of refugees to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Calls for women’s rights, inclusion heard at IWD 2018 events...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - Calls for increased protection of women’s rights and the inclusion of women in decision-making processes framed discussions at...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Swedish statement at the UN Security Council Debate on Afghanistan
Source: Government of SwedenCountry: AfghanistanNational Statement delivered by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Sweden Annika Söder on behalf of Sweden at the United Nations Security Council Debate on...
View ArticleWorld: UN Migration Agency Receives USD 30.5 Million from Japan for...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya,...
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