Students returned to classrooms in Syria on Sunday after the country’s new rulers ordered schools reopened in a potent sign of some normalcy a week after rebels swept into the capital in the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.
The Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan announced that the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has donated $9 million to support Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is considered one of the most unsafe countries for children, with the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report indicating that 58.9% of the impoverished population in Afghanistan are children.
The donation will be used to address the urgent needs of the most vulnerable individuals in emergency situations.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League have called for the end of the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon during an emergency meeting in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Israel says its operations in Gaza target militants and are in line with international law.
In the first 10 months of 2024, at least 49 Afghans have been executed in Iran, with the sentences of 13 individuals carried out in October alone.
The Islamic Emirate has announced the formation of a committee to investigate reports regarding the shooting of Afghan migrants by Iranian border guards, which have circulated widely in the media over the past two days.
Hamdullah Fetrat, the deputy spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has claimed that human rights are safeguarded in Afghanistan and that there is no “discriminatory treatment” against anyone.
KABUL (SW) – António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations has condemned the death of 14 civilians in the Sang Takht and Bandar district of Daikundi province, said an official.
MONITORING (SW) – The United Kingdom has contributed 6 million pounds to Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF), according to OCHA.
MONITORING (SW) – Norway has contributed 1.8 million dollars to Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF), OCHA reported.
