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14 February 2011 - Flash floods and heavy snowfall killed 25 people and damaged up to 3,000 houses in different parts of Afghanistan over the past two weeks, according to government officials. IRIN story
14 February 2011 - Greater efforts are needed to end grave violations against children in Afghanistan, including their use as child soldiers, sexual violence, killing and maiming, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report to the Security Council.
12 February 2011 - Afghan and United Nations officials are working to curb child labour in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces, where young breadwinners remain common despite regulations.
9 February 2011 - All parties in Afghanistan should do more to protect children in armed conflict: Taliban insurgents must stop recruiting child soldiers or using them as suicide bombers, while the government must clamp down on the recruitment and/or sexual exploitation of boys by pro-government
KABUL - The Government of Afghanistan today took a step towards mitigating climate change by starting work on its first ever country report documenting emissions and removals of greenhouse gases within the United Nations framework.
By Radhika Coomaraswamy, Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict