World: MSF Crisis Info #14: MSF European Migration Activities, 4 May 2016
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: Afghanistan, France, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, WorldBACKGROUND:Between 1...
View ArticlePakistan: Vaccination of refugees to be ensured
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanQUETTA: The Coordinator of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), Balochistan, Dr Saifur Rehman, has said a taskforce constituted last...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Press briefing note on Afghanistan, 10 May 2016
Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsCountry: AfghanistanSpokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 10 May 2016 Subjects:...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: UN rights experts condemn the execution of six...
Source: UN Human Rights CouncilCountry: AfghanistanGENEVA (10 May 2016) – Two United Nations human rights experts today condemned the execution of six alleged members of illegal armed groups in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Suicide blast kills at least 10 in eastern Afghanistan
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: AfghanistanJalalabad, Afghanistan | AFP | Tuesday 5/10/2016 - 17:07 GMTA suicide car bomber detonated outside the home of an anti-Taliban fighter in the eastern...
View ArticleAfghanistan: FSAC Bulletin, April 2016
Source: World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization, Food Security ClusterCountry: AfghanistanMonthly Achievements:Completion of SFSA trainings in all six regions.Organized early warning...
View ArticleWorld: Polio this week as of 04 May 2016
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Shelter Cluster Factsheet March 2016
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Shelter ClusterCountry: AfghanistanNEED ANALYSISIn Afghanistan according to projections of the caseloads there would be 800,000 people in need of shelter and...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Planting Seeds for Tomorrow
Source: MedairCountry: AfghanistanRaihan and her father Karim always have a hard time growing crops in their home village, where the altitude is 3,000 metres, and the land is often affected by flooding...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Public Statement by Chair of Security Council Working Group on...
Source: UN Security CouncilCountry: AfghanistanSC/12359Security Council Press ReleaseAt its fifty-fifth meeting, on 6 July 2015, the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Women Hit by Mental Health Crisis
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanExperts say that psychological problems are on the rise.By Mina HabibAzizia sat on her bed in a ward of Kabul’s mental health hospital,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Pakistan Closes Main Border Crossing With Afghanistan
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanAyaz GulMay 12, 2016 1:04 PM ISLAMABAD—Pakistan has temporarily closed one of its two main border crossings with Afghanistan, but said the two...
View ArticleGreece: Frontex: Number of migrants arriving in Greece dropped 90% in April
Source: European UnionCountry: Afghanistan, Egypt, Eritrea, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, WorldThe number of migrants arriving...
View ArticleGreece: Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals in 2016: 188,075; Deaths: 1,357
Source: International Organization for MigrationCountry: Afghanistan, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Greece, Guinea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Mali, Nigeria,...
View ArticleGreece: Refugees in Greece: "We did not expect to live this life in Europe"
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldAlmost one month after the signing of the EU-Turkey deal, the situation across Greece remains chaotic and...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Taliban bomber kills three at Afghan police training centre
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: AfghanistanKandahar, Afghanistan | AFP | Saturday 5/14/2016 - 11:34 GMTA Taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden car at a police training centre in the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan peace deal with small militant group: A template for...
Source: Christian Science MonitorCountry: AfghanistanBy Lynne O'Donnell and Karim Sharifi, Associated PressThe Afghan government expects to finalize a peace deal with the notorious militant insurgent...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Community leaders in Kandahar and Helmand call for peace
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanLASHKARGAH - A peaceful settlement of the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan will bring with it increased prosperity for the country...
View ArticleAfghanistan: UNAMA Population Movement Bulletin - Issue 3 (15 May 2016)
Source: UN Assistance Mission in AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanKABUL - With the movement of migrants and refugees continuing to dominate global headlines, a new edition of the Population Movement...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan could beat polio in months, says WHO
Source: British Broadcasting CorporationCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanPolio could be eradicated in Pakistan within months, health officials say, as a mass vaccination drive is launched.A World Health...
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