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OCHA: Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs Overview
Externa nyheter Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe. In addition to unimaginable human costs, this humanitarian crisis is reversing many of the gains of the last 20 years, including around women’s rights.
Cold Wave, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cause Over 100 Deaths in Afghanistan
Externa nyheter More than 100 people have died of exposure to severe cold weather and carbon monoxide poisoning over the past two weeks, the State Ministry for Disaster Management said on Sunday adding that the deaths have happened in 15 provinces.
Based on statistics from the Information and Culture Ministry, tens of thousands of livestock have perished due to cold over the past two weeks.
Afghanistan, Pakistan condemn burning of Holy Quran in Sweden
Externa nyheter Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday added their voices to the growing condemnation of a far-right politician in Sweden for desecrating the Holy Quran, and called on Stockholm to take action to prevent such acts in the future.
UNESCO dedicates 2023 Int’l Day of Education to Afghan girls and women
Externa nyheter On the occasion of an event to be organized at the UN headquarters in New York, UNESCO will renew its call to immediately restore their fundamental right to education, the agency said.
“No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education. Education is a universal human right that must be respected,” UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said in a statement.
Deputy UN chief pushes for women’s rights during visit to Kandahar
Externa nyheter UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammad expressed alarm to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials in Kandahar over the situation of women’s rights in Afghanistan, the United Nations said on Friday.
Under The Taliban: Even Mannequins Must Be Hooded And Masked
Externa nyheter Hooded shop mannequins have become a symbol of Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The Taliban initially said mannequins must be either removed or beheaded, but after shopkeepers complained it agreed on this bizarre compromise.
Three foreign NGOs partially resume aid in Afghanistan
Externa nyheter CARE, Save the Children, and International Rescue Committee (IRC) have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan, after assurances from the Taliban authorities that Afghan women can continue to work in the health sector.
At Least 20 People Killed in Cold Snap across Afghanistan
Externa nyheter A sudden fall in temperature across the country has taken a toll on common people who are already hit hardest by poverty, and lack of food and firewood to warm their homes.
Gunmen kill former Afghan MP at her home in Kabul
Externa nyheter Former MP Mursal Nabizada and her bodyguard have been shot dead at her home in the capital Kabul. Mursal Nabizada, 32, was one of the few female MPs who stayed in Kabul after the Taliban seized power.