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Afghanistan’s Rising Elderly Population Impacts Social Services

KABUL - Already doubling their population in the past decade, the number of elderly residents in Afghanistan is set to grow sharply posing unique contributions and challenges to the country’s social services.

27 Jun 2012

Rio+20: Ban Urges World Leaders to Build on Sustainable Development Commitments

NEWYORK - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged world leaders to build on the commitments they made during the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to achieve economic, environmental and social prosperity for people all over the world.

27 Jun 2012

BALKH: Integrated Pest Management For Healthy Crops and Protecting Environment

BALKH - Afghanistan's crop production is currently shifting to more sustainable, environment friendly ecological practices where a long-term sustainable approach to pest management is being introduced in the country through Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme.

24 Jun 2012

UN Supports Women's Shelters

KABUL - The United Nations in Afghanistan strongly supports the critical role that women’s protection shelters play in providing support and safety for vulnerable Afghan women and girls, especially victims of domestic abuse and other violence.

24 Jun 2012

Rio+20: UN Agencies Say Tackling Child Hunger Crucial to Achieving ‘the Future We Want’

United Nations agencies yesterday stressed the need to tackle child hunger and undernutrition in the pursuit of sustainable development, highlighting a joint initiative that offers practical and effective approaches to combat this problem in the most affected countries.

21 Jun 2012

Rio+20: Local Awareness to Protect Forests Shows Progress, Say Officials in Eastern Region

NANGARHAR - Local committees to protect the forests are showing progress in Afghanistan's eastern region, where officials say the most effective to protect the environment is by making people aware of potential dangers and changing their behaviours.

21 Jun 2012

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