Afghanistan: United Nations welcomes progress toward Afghanistan’s...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes the recent progress made toward Afghanistan’s parliamentary polls,...
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Afghanistan: Statement by the acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan...
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: AfghanistanKabul, 13 August: “Residents of Ghazni City have seen their city turn into a battlefield since Friday morning, with...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: South Sudan declared most violent for aid workers for third...
Source: Norwegian Refugee CouncilCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab RepublicSouth Sudan again topped the list of most violent countries in the...
View ArticleKenya: Food and livelihoods under threat as droughts hit
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Afghanistan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kenya, WorldMillions of people are being put at risk as droughts...
View ArticleAfghanistan: In remote parts of Logar, 40,000 girls out of school
Source: Frontier PostCountry: AfghanistanMonitoring DeskPUL-I-ALAM: Thousands of school-age girls are yet to be enrolled in schools in remote parts of central Logar province due to security problems...
View ArticleWorld: Food and livelihoods under threat as droughts hit
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kenya, WorldMillions of people are being put at risk as...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Leaders in Afghanistan’s south call for action following...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKANDAHAR - After nation-wide consultations on peace among ordinary Afghans from across the country, all documented in a new book,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: fuel, medicine and fresh water reach hospital in...
Source: International Committee of the Red CrossCountry: AfghanistanKabul/Geneva (ICRC) – Since intense fighting broke out four days ago in Ghazni, Central Afghanistan, the International Committee of...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Statement by Tadamichi Yamamoto on the clashes in Ghazni
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - The Taliban’s attack against Ghazni city, and the subsequent fighting in densely populated urban spaces, has again caused...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Drought exacerbates situation for conflict-affected farmers in...
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsCountry: Afghanistan15/08/2018 Afghanistan is experiencing one of the world’s most complex humanitarian emergencies. Ongoing conflict,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism appeals for support...
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, Head of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism appealed for support to the...
View ArticleWorld: Rotary announces US $96.5 million to end polio
Source: RotaryCountry: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan Mulls New Cease-Fire Despite Insurgent Attacks
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AfghanistanDespite major attacks by the Taliban in various provinces of Afghanistan including southeastern Ghazni province in recent days, the Afghan government is...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNICEF statement on violence against children in Afghanistan
Source: UN Children's FundCountry: AfghanistanStatement attributable to Henrietta H.Fore, UNICEF Executive Director.KABUL/NEW YORK, 15 August 2018 –“UNICEF is gravely concerned about the growing...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the...
Source: UN Secretary-GeneralCountry: AfghanistanStephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-GeneralThe Secretary General conveys his condolences to the families who have suffered from the recent...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan
Source: UN Security CouncilCountry: AfghanistanNEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place in Kabul,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Suicide bomber kills 48 in attack on education centre in Afghan...
Source: Action on Armed ViolenceCountry: AfghanistanBy Jennifer Dathan on 15 Aug 2018Today, August 15th 2018, a suicide bomber targeted a tuition centre as teaching was under way in Afghanistan’s...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Many school students feared dead as suicide bomber kills 48 in...
Source: TheirworldCountry: AfghanistanThe attacker blew himself up inside a centre in Kabul that specialises in preparing teenagers for university entrance exams.Many school students are feared to be...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Suicide Attack on Education...
Source: UN Secretary-GeneralCountry: AfghanistanSG/SM/19168 16 AUGUST 2018 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres:The Secretary‑General...
View ArticleWorld: Aid worker deaths: the numbers tell the story
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldBy Adele Harmer, Partner at Humanitarian...
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