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2.8 million children to be reached in Afghan polio immunization drive

KABUL - Some 2.8 million children under five years old in southern, south-eastern, western and eastern Afghanistan will be targeted by a new three-day polio eradication drive to be launched today.

14 Feb 2010

Teachers and students increasingly under attack, UNESCO warns

KABUL - A new report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has found that politically and ideologically motivated attacks against teachers, students and schools are on the rise, calling for greater community involvement to reduce such in

11 Feb 2010

UNODC predicts stable opium crop in Afghanistan

KABUL - In a report issued today, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) projects a stable opium crop in Afghanistan in 2010.

10 Feb 2010

More than 600 vulnerable families in Maidan Wardak district receive food aid

MAIDAN WARDAK - Throughout December and January, more than 600 families of the Jalriz district in the province of Maidan Wardak received food packages funded by the Italian Government and distributed by UNOPS.

08 Feb 2010

Any pact with Taliban must guarantee rights of Afghan women – UN panel

NEW YORK - Any agreement between the Afghan Government and the Taliban should include a clear commitment to protect women’s human rights, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women said today.

05 Feb 2010

Getting women a seat at the peace table

LONDON - Nearly 10 years after the adoption by the UN Security Council of its groundbreaking resolution on Women, Peace and Security, known as resolution 1325, women are still not sufficiently represented in peace negotiations.

04 Feb 2010

Significant challenges to human rights situation in Afghanistan

KABUL - Long-standing human rights problems associated with dysfunctional governance, widespread and deeply entrenched impunity, weak justice and law enforcement institutions, coupled with extreme poverty that is exacerbated by marginalization, pose significant challenges to the

03 Feb 2010

MACCA director urges more funds to speed up demining process

KABUL - The programme director of the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) has urged more funding for the demining process in Afghanistan to fill a funding shortfall of US$ 163 million.

02 Feb 2010

Community-based demining works

KABUL - Farmers and villagers from twelve locations across Afghanistan have been taking part in demining projects to secure the lives of their families and communities.

01 Feb 2010

WFP suspends aid in northwestern Afghanistan after attack

KABUL - The United Nations food agency has temporarily suspended food aid deliveries to parts northwestern Afghanistan following Saturday's attack on its convoy.

01 Feb 2010

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