22 May 2013 – There are currently at least 600 women and girls imprisoned in Afghanistan for “moral crimes,” an increase of 50 per cent over the past 18 months, according to an international non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on human rights, which has also highlighted the need for further action from Afghan authorities on the country’s Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) law.
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22 May 2013 - From mountain glaciers to rural wetlands, Afghanistan is rich in biodiversity but these sources of water are coming under pressure and need to be protected, according to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) office in the South Asian nation, on the occasion of the International Day of Biological Diversity.
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21 May 2013 – Plans to turn the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif into a regional transportation hub have taken a jump forward with the opening of a new airport terminal.
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KABUL, 20 May 2013 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UN Women have urged Afghan authorities to step up their efforts to ensure the full implementation of the law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW), in line with their international commitments. PASHTO DARI
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20 May 2013 – As cultural institutions around the world opened their doors this week for International Museum Day, the expansion of Afghanistan's own National Museum came a step closer to completion.
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22 May 2013 - Senators criticize UN’s call for implementation of EVAW law; Withholding of approval of EVAW law gets mixed reaction in Afghan media; 75 schoolgirls fall ill in an alleged gas attack; Orphans complain of sexual exploitation; UN calls for full implementation of EVAW law, warns of waning international aid; Mahmood Karzai announced possible candidacy of Qayoum Karzai in upcoming poll; MoI urges NATO members to follow example of Canada and include Taliban and Haqqani network on terror list; Nuristan will fall to the Taliban - governor. Read archived headlines
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19 May 2013 - The Director-General of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, used her visit to Afghanistan to raise awareness about the education of girls and to highlight the importance of the country’s cultural heritage as a vital economic asset.
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17 May 2013 – In a series of United Nations-facilitated round-table discussions held across Afghanistan over the past week to mark the International Day of Families (15 May), officials, local elders and rights activists highlighted the negative consequences that decades of war and political instability have had on Afghan families and stressed the urgent need to address them.
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16 May 2013 – Afghan civil society groups have called upon the Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House of Parliament) to protect the rights of women and children in Afghanistan by supporting the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) law.
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CHAGHCHARAN, 15 May 2013 – The renovation of Ghor Hospital in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, has been inaugurated, with the aim of providing greater access to healthcare services for residents in the city and in neighbouring districts.
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