Afghanistan: A New Afghan Law Preserves ‘Virginity Tests’ for Women
Source: US Institute of PeaceCountry: AfghanistanAfghan Women Oppose Procedure as ‘Torture’Tuesday, July 24, 2018 / BY: Marjan Nahavandi; Muzhgan YarmohammadiAfghanistan this year adopted a new penal...
View ArticleAfghanistan: New agreement enables enhanced United Nations support to Afghan...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is pleased to announce that at the third project board meeting to support the...
View ArticleGreece: Greece: Inhumane Conditions at Land Border
Source: Human Rights WatchCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyPregnant Women, Others ‘At-Risk’ Lack Health Care, Support(Athens) – Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers...
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Spain: Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 55,001 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,504
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea,...
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Afghanistan: Polio this week as of 24 July 2018
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, Syrian Arab RepublicStrengthening vaccine trust in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Women’s political and economic empowerment the focus of...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanBAMYAN - Women’s participation in development planning and political processes is crucial for advancing Afghanistan toward a more stable...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 3 Killed in Attack on Midwife Training Center in Afghanistan
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AfghanistanA provincial government official in eastern Afghanistan said Saturday three staff members of a midwife training center were killed in an attack on the...
View ArticleNauru: More refugees leave Nauru for the USA
Source: Radio New Zealand InternationalCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Myanmar, Nauru, Pakistan, United States of AmericaFourteen more refugees left Nauru on Sunday to be resettled in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UK aid support for those at risk from drought in Afghanistan
Source: Department for International DevelopmentCountry: Afghanistan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandNew UK aid package to provide emergency food supplies for 1.4 million peopleA...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UN officials meet with Lashkar Gah leaders on local peace,...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanLASHKAR GAH - To discuss the Helmand’s latest economic development plans, preparations for the upcoming elections and human rights...
View ArticleAfghanistan: “He said he will take my baby from me as payment”
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: AfghanistanA drought-affected mother in AfghanistanMaryam's storyAfter two years of failed rains, a desperate 19-year-old Maryam,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Kandahar leaders gather to discuss causes of conflict, prospects...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKANDAHAR - Practical steps toward peace are more important now than ever, said community leaders gathered at a UN-backed symposium in the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNAMA condemns attack on Refugee Department in Jalalabad
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack in Jalalabad that killed at least...
View ArticleIran (Islamic Republic of): IRCS Mine Risk Education for over 70,000 People...
Source: Iranian Red CrescentCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of)TEHRAN, July 30 (IRCS) _ Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) provided training courses on mine risk and unexploded ordnance...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan - Complex attack against the Directorate of Refugees...
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid OperationsCountry: AfghanistanOn 31 July, a complex attack by armed groups against the Directorate...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Roadside bomb kills 11 in Afghanistan’s Farah province
Source: Action on Armed ViolenceCountry: AfghanistanBy Jennifer Dathan Today, July 31st 2018, a roadside bomb hit a passenger bus in Bala Buluk district of Farah province, Afghanistan, killing at least...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Jalalabad attack claims life of IOM, IRC colleagues among civilians
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: AfghanistanKABUL, Aug 1 2018 (IOM) - It is with profound sadness that the United Nations family in Afghanistan confirms that an employee of the...
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Somalia: Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update – August 2018
Source: Watchlist on Children and Armed ConflictCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Mali, Myanmar, Nigeria, Philippines, Somalia, South...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Statement by Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis...
Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid OperationsCountry: AfghanistanI am appalled by the cowardly attacks in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, which...
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World: CrisisWatch July 2018
Source: International Crisis GroupCountry: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, China -...
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