Afghanistan

Afghanistan expected to receive development aid until 2020

The international community is expected to continue providing Afghanistan with up to US$ 2 billion in development aid for the next four years, the UN special envoy to the country has said.

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“One of the important things for the success of our effort is real commitment from the international community” – UN envoy for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto

From a decades-long conflict which has seen an ever-growing number of civilians killed to rooting out corruption among government bodies, Afghanistan has been facing a range of challenges with the international community’s assistance – and many of these topics will be discussed at a two-day gathering starting on Tuesday, 4 October, in the Belgian capital of Brussels.

Access to information “at the heart of open and healthy societies”

The right of citizens around the world to access information about how they are governed is “at the heart of open and healthy societies”.

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Attacks on medical facilities becoming “new norm” in conflict

Attacks against hospitals and health workers are becoming a “new norm” in conflict, the head of one of the world’s top humanitarian organizations told the Security Council on Wednesday.

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“Moral impact” of migrant issue on Monaco

The migrant and refugee crisis in Europe has had a strong “moral impact’ on the tiny Principality of Monaco according to Minister of State, Serge Telle.

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Afghanistan situation presents “formidable challenges”

The present situation in Afghanistan is hopeful but also presents "formidable challenges", the UN special envoy to the country has said.

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“Emergency spike” in newly-displaced across Afghanistan

There is an “emergency spike” in the number of newly-displaced people across Afghanistan, who are in need of life-saving aid.

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Afghanistan: UN aid chief calls for scaled-up support to one million people on the move

Seeking $150 million for aid efforts in Afghanistan, the top United Nations relief official today called on the international community to urgently scale up its support for the war-torn country so that it can meet the rising humanitarian needs of more than one million people who are on the move, either internally displaced or returning from neighbouring countries.

UN Gender Focus: violence against children, child brides and disarmament

Bid to end violence “that affects one billion children per year”

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Afghanistan violence claims record toll on civilians

Lethal violence in Afghanistan is getting worse and has claimed a record number of casualties so far in 2016, the UN said Monday.

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