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HELMAND: Elimination of violence against women campaign launched

HELMAND - Helmand government launched an elimination of violence against women campaign. The campaign will be carried out through mass media and ulamas who will raise public awareness about women’s rights in order to eliminate violence against women in the society.

25 Dec 2012

NANGARHAR: Women’s participation in implementation of NPPs discussed

NANGARHAR - Local Government officials and members of the civil society from Afghanistan’s eastern provinces stressed the need to ensure women’s participation in implementation of national priority programmes (NPPs).

19 Dec 2012

Religious scholars urged to play active role in elections process

KABUL - The head of Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan, Fazal Ahmad Manawi said today in Kabul that the Ulema (religious scholars) had a pivotal role to convince and persuade people to take part in the process of elections.

19 Dec 2012

UNODC head welcomes joint anti-drug trafficking efforts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan

KABUL - While noting the many challenges related to the flow of opiates from Afghanistan, the United Nations crime chief today praised the joint achievements of that country and two of its neighbours for their efforts to halt this movement.

18 Dec 2012

HELMAND: 2,000 poor families receive assistance to cope with winter

HELMAND - Local authorities of Helmand province distributed assistance to around two thousands needy families in the provincial capital Lashkar Gah yesterday, stated a press release issued by the Helmand Governor’s Office.

12 Dec 2012

Despite some progress, most cases of violence against women not probed

KABUL - Afghan authorities have achieved progress in implementing the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women to bring perpetrators of violence against women to justice said the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in a report released today.

11 Dec 2012

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