Greece: Out of sight, out of mind? Europe's migrant crisis still simmers
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Afghanistan, Croatia, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, World"The crisis is as big as ever, and as yet...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Afghan refugees’ children can’t get CNICs - Nisar
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanBy IFTIKHAR A. KHANISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday told the National Assembly that the children of Afghan...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Clashes as Afghan Taliban edge closer to Helmand capital
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: AfghanistanKandahar, Afghanistan | AFP | Thursday 8/11/2016 - 15:30 GMT by Mamoon DurraniFighting raged Thursday in Helmand after Afghanistan rushed military...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Cultivating Hope: WFP Asset Creation Programme Helps Afghan...
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: AfghanistanThrough a farming project in Afghanistan, 100 vulnerable women are learning income generating skills and business management including vegetable...
View ArticleNigeria: Polio this week as of 10 August 2016
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Nigeria, PakistanIn Nigeria, wild poliovirus type one (WPV1) has been detected from Borno state. Virus was isolated from two local...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan - Population displacement (ECHO) (ECHO Daily Flash...
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid OfficeCountry: AfghanistanHigh intensity fighting has been reported in Helmand province. On the 1 August Non-state armed groups (NSAGs) launched a...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Patient numbers falling in Helmand as intensifying...
Source: Médecins Sans FrontièresCountry: AfghanistanAs fighting moves into districts surrounding Helmand’s provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, sick and injured people are struggling to reach Boost...
View ArticleAfghanistan: The MRRD Minister visits Badakhshan
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: AfghanistanDuring a trip to Badakhshan, the Minister of Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development H.E. Eng. Nasir Ahmad Durrani inaugurated 13 rural...
View ArticlePakistan: Vaccination drive in refugee camps begins today
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanQUETTA: A special eight-day campaign of injectable polio vaccine (IPV) will begin in four major Afghan refugee camps in Chagai district of...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea: Refugees allegedly assaulted on PNG's Manus Island
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Papua New GuineaTwo Afghan men reportedly beaten up by locals while returning to the Australian-funded detention centre after day releaseBy...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan to restart polio vaccine campaign after IS retreat
Source: Voice of AmericaCountry: AfghanistanBy Zabihullah GhaziJALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN — Afghanistan will restart a polio vaccination drive in the coming days for thousands of children in remote eastern...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghanistan: Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) – Update August 2016
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Media Crying Out for Female Voices
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanWomen are being prevented from pursuing careers in journalism.By Rozuddin AyaziThe lack of female journalists working in the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Latvia to provide significant support for Afghanistan
Source: Government of LatviaCountry: Afghanistan, LatviaOn 16 August, the Cabinet of Ministers supported a draft decree prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “On the allocation of funding to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Far From Back to Normal: The Kunduz crisis lingers on
Source: Afghanistan Analysts NetworkCountry: AfghanistanAuthor: Lola CecchinelThe Taleban’s recent takeover of both Qala-ye Zal and Dasht-e Archi’s district centres is the latest episode in the...
View ArticleAfghanistan: World Humanitarian Day: “By providing more opportunities for...
Source: UN WomenCountry: AfghanistanStatement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director for World Humanitarian Day on 19 August.On this World Humanitarian Day we honour the women, girls,...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Foreign Ministry Holds Joint Meeting with the Representatives of...
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, WorldAugust 16, 2016Kabul- In order to compile and coordinate a single document regarding the issues...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Inauguration of Phase 2 of the Alsfan project (Afghanistan -...
Source: Government of AfghanistanCountry: Afghanistan, AustraliaThe second phase of construction work of Alsfan project in the Bareek Hab refugees’ town of Qarabagh district of Kabul province was...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Medical care cut off as Taliban assaults key Afghan city
Source: IRINCountry: AfghanistanBy Jared Ferrie Civilians cannot access medical care in Lashkar Gah and aid agencies are preparing for a possible Taliban takeover as militants lay siege to the city,...
View ArticleKuwait: Kuwait marks World Humanitarian Day on Aug. 19
Source: Kuwait News AgencyCountry: Afghanistan, Kuwait, occupied Palestinian territory, Philippines, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyBy Abdelsalam Al-SalatKUWAIT, Aug 18 (KUNA) -- Through its efforts in...
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