WFP: Herat earthquake survivors endure harsh conditions in tents amid snowstorm
KABUL (SW) – The United States World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan stated that Herat’s earthquake survivors are currently living in tents.
Category: Democracy & Human Rights
Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023
MONITORING (SW) – Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023, the second-highest number of executions in two decades, according to a report released by rights groups.
French lawmakers make abortion a constitutional right
MONITORING (SW) – France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women’s rights groups as historic and harshly criticized by anti-abortion groups.
WFP appeals to donors for urgent support in meeting Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs
KABUL (SW) – Officials of the United States World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan stated that this agency needs urgent funds to provide aid assistance to 16 million needy people in the country.
Assistance cuts exacerbate plight of malnourished children, mothers in Afghanistan – WFP
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan has announced that four million mothers and children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition.
Youth in Kabul seeks support to educate hundreds of deprived children
KABUL (SW) – In the Khak Jabar district of Kabul city, a young individual named Wazir Khan has initiated over five local educational classes, offering free primary education to more than 1000 children.
Nearly 70% of children in Uruzgan lack access to education
TIRINKOT CITY (SW) – Approximately 70% of Afghan children in Uruzgan, Afghanistan’s southern province, are deprived of education.
No breakthrough at the UNSC meeting on Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – A United Nations Security Council meeting on Afghanistan ended without a clear decision on the future roadmap for the country.
Females barred from calling local radio stations in Khost
KHOST CITY (SW) – In yet another blow to free press and freedom of expression, authorities in Khost have issued fresh directives to limit the scope of local media outlets in the province.
WFP needs $760 mln to continue its operation in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – WFP urgently needs World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has stated that this programme urgently needs US$760 million to continue its operation for the next six months.
Globally 40% of population deprived of education in native language
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has stated that globally 40% of the population does not have access to an education in a language they speak or understand.
WFP: ’10 million people in Afghanistan were cut from food assistance’
KABUL (SW) – UN World Food Program (WFP) has announced that 10 million people in Afghanistan were cut from food assistance, most of whom have to choose between feeding their children or keeping them warm.
