KABUL (SW) – The national congress of literary and cultural institutions was held in Kabul today with the participation of more than 300 people, including women from the fields of culture, literature and mass media from all over the country.
MONITORING (SW) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has urged the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to take the path that brings stability and freedom to all Afghans, especially women.
KABUL (SW) – Cholera is spreading fast across the country, warned officials at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Kabul on Thursday.
KABUL (SW) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that more than 65% of small and medium-sized companies in Afghanistan have sacked their employees due to the current economic crisis.
MONITORING (SW) – The UN Security Council has called on the Islamic Emirate to swiftly reverse their policies and practices which are currently restricting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Afghan women and girls.
MONITORING (SW) – A new social media campaign, #FreeHerFace, has Afghan male journalists and others posting selfies with their faces covered, in solidarity with the Afghan women journalists facing a harmful new decree.
KABUL (SW) – The finance ministry of the Islamic Emirate has vowed to pay all pending salaries and pension to the public workers.
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign across Afghanistan.
MONITORING (SW) – The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, said the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
KABUL (SW) – Maternal mortality rates have risen significantly across the country, said officials at the Afghanistan Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association.
KABUL (SW) – The commission set up by the Islamic Emirate to repatriate former officials to Afghanistan officially began work on Sunday.
MONITORING (SW) – The top US diplomats for Afghanistan have reiterated call for restoration of rights of women and girls.
