World: CrisisWatch March 2018
Source: International Crisis GroupCountry: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China,...
View ArticleWorld: UK to save 50,000 people from threat of landmines worldwide
Source: Department for International DevelopmentCountry: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Mozambique, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab...
View ArticlePakistan: UNHCR provides high-tech medical equipment worth Rs.710 million to...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanPESHAWAR, 4 April, 2018: The UN refugee agency has procured high-tech machines worth Rs.710 million (USD 6.2million) for...
View ArticleWorld: Frightening uptick in victims of explosive weapons
Source: Handicap International - Humanity & InclusionCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, YemenOn the International Day for Mine Awareness, Humanity &...
View ArticleAfghanistan: How Japan can help turn bunkers back into classrooms
Source: Human Rights Watch, Global Coalition to Protect Education from AttackCountry: Afghanistan, JapanOriginally posted in The Japan TimesChildren across Japan are returning to school this week for...
View ArticleNauru: Australia-bound asylum-seekers left mentally scarred by years of...
Source: UN News ServiceCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of AmericaA senior UN...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Food Assistance Fact Sheet - Updated April 3, 2018
Source: US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), PakistanSITUATIONMore than three decades of war, sustained flows of returnees, civil unrest, insurgent...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan Factsheet, March 2018
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), PakistanAs at 21 March, 1,052 refugees have returned to Afghanistan from neighboring and nonneighboring...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UK commits to rid deadly mines in Afghanistan and Sudan
Source: UN Mine Action ServiceCountry: Afghanistan, Sudan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(4 April 2018. New York) The United Kingdom, through its Department for International...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Supporting Inclusive Growth in Afghanistan
Source: World BankCountry: AfghanistanContinuing uncertainties and security threats resulted in deceleration of growth and increasing fiscal pressures. However, Afghanistan has maintained macroeconomic...
View ArticleWorld: New framework helps governments meet climate spending goals
Source: Action on Climate TodayCountry: Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, WorldThe cost of climate change adaptation in South Asia could be as much as US$500 billion per year by 2050[1]....
View ArticleAfghanistan: Repairing the wounds of war
Source: World Health OrganizationCountry: AfghanistanEmergency, an Italian humanitarian NGO financially supported by WHO, runs a surgical ward in the centre of Kabul. They treat victims of war for...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan, Pakistan Jointly Call on Taliban to Enter Peace Talks
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AfghanistanISLAMABAD — Afghanistan and Pakistan have jointly urged the Taliban to accept Kabul’s unconditional offer of peace talks to help find a political solution to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Taliban Closes 30 Schools After Militant Commander Killed
Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyCountry: AfghanistanApril 06, 2018 07:31 GMTThe Taliban has closed at least 30 schools in an area under its control south of Kabul after a local militant...
View ArticleAfghanistan: New radio series features Afghan women working to change their...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanBAMYAN - A new UN-backed radio series is promoting Afghan women’s public participation and leadership responsibilities in the central...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Trafficking In Persons Commission Launches First Training Manual...
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, WorldThe Afghan High Commission to Combat Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (TIP Commission) has organized a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Anti-polio drive in under risk areas from tomorrow
Source: Frontier PostCountry: AfghanistanKABUL: A sub-national polio vaccination campaign will be conducted in selected high-risk districts in Afghanistan starting from tomorrow and will last until 13...
View ArticleTurkey: Turkey Deports Hundreds of Afghan Migrants
Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyCountry: Afghanistan, TurkeyApril 09, 2018 08:44 GMTTurkey says it is deporting hundreds of Afghans back to Afghanistan, in a major operation after thousands of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: It Takes More Than Money to Make a Marshall Plan
Source: Council on Foreign RelationsCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, United States of AmericaBlog Post by Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca The Marshall Plan, the historic U.S. aid initiative to speed...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Japan donates USD 9.3 million to humanitarian mine action
Source: UN Mine Action ServiceCountry: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Japan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic(9 April 2018. New York)The United Nations Mine Action Service...
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