Afghan women’s rights on agenda at the UNSC meeting
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on September 18, to discuss and evaluate the situation in Afghanistan, particularly the women’s rights.
Category: Democracy & Human Rights
Sweden funds $6.8 million to AHF
KABUL (SW) – Sweden has donated 6.8 million dollars to Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF).
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, health officials prepare polio campaign
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health authorities said, as clashes took place in central and southern areas of the enclave ahead of the planned start of a polio vaccination campaign.
EU grants 13 million euros to UNICEF in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) has provided 13 million euros for malnutrition treatment and community-based education in Afghanistan.
Blinken urges Hamas to accept ‘bridging proposal’ agreed to by Israel
MONITORING (SW) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a “bridging proposal” presented by Washington to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and urged Hamas to do the same.
US links normalization of ties to human rights situation in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The United States has reiterated that the Islamic Emirate government will not be recognized as the legitimate government of Afghanistan until the
Canada donates $2.2 mln to Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan announced that Canada has contributed 2.2 million dollars to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund.
MoIC: Mohammad Ebrahim Mohtaj’s case unrelated to his journalism
KABUL (SW) – Following the news of Mohammad Ebrahim Mohtaj’s arrest, a journalist for the local radio station “Melat Ghag” (Voice of the people) in Kandahar province, officials from the Ministry of Information and Culture have stated that the arrest is not related to his journalistic work.
WFP delivers food aid to 260,000 people in 9 months
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan says it has provided emergency food to more than 260,000 people in the country in the past nine months.
‘My baby girl was born on the street’: A traumatic birth in Gaza
On a cold night, Alaa gave birth on a dark road. Afterwards, she and her baby had to find a way to get to the hospital.
Slow paced processing of humanitarian visas leaves Afghan journalists in limbo
KABUL (SW) – After nearly three years of striving to advance their asylum cases and migrate to European countries, several Afghan journalists who relocated to Iran and Pakistan are voicing frustration over the stalled progress in their cases.
Dangerous skin diseases spreading among children in Gaza
GAZA, PALESTINE (SW) – Wafaa Elwan’s five-year-old son cannot sleep in the Gaza tent city where she and her seven children shelter, but it is not the guns of war that cause his nightmares.
