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Afghanistan
92% of Afghanistan People Support Girls’ Education
DID Press: A recent UN survey reveals that an overwhelming majority of Afghanistan – both men and women across urban and rural areas – strongly support education for girls. According to UN Women, findings from a nationwide survey show that…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Interference Halts 44 Humanitarian Operations in Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban administration interference in July led to temporary suspension of 44 humanitarian activities and the closure of one medical center across Afghanistan, reported UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). According to OCHA’s report, 104 access-related…
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Afghanistan
UN Sounds Alarm on Afghanistan Women’s Crisis
DID Press: According to a recent UN report, 78% of Afghanistani women and young girls are excluded from education and employment—four times the rate among boys. UN Women warns that policies by the caretaker government are severely affecting women’s health,…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Blames Procedural Issues for Muttaqi’s Delayed Visit
DID Press: While many believe the UN Security Council’s travel ban was behind the cancellation of a planned visit by Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Foreign Minister of Afghan caretaker government, to Islamabad, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hinted that “procedural…
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Afghanistan
Caretaker Government Rejects HRW Report on Violations of Women’s Rights
DID Press: Taliban caretaker government rejected the recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, denying allegations of women’s rights violations and the deprivation of girls’ education in Afghanistan. It emphasized that these issues are internal matters. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for…
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Afghanistan
UN Solar Project to Tackle Afghanistan’s Water Crisis
DID Press: As Afghanistan faces its most severe drought in decades, the UN, in collaboration with the World Bank, launched a $5.23 million project to expand solar-powered irrigation across five provinces of the country. The United Nations Office for Project…
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Afghanistan
Muttaqi’s Visit to Pakistan Delayed Due to Lack of UN Travel Exemption
DID Press: The three-days visit of the acting government’s foreign minister to Pakistan has been postponed due to the United Nations not issuing a travel exemption in time. According to Western media reports, the official visit of Amir Khan Muttaqi,…
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Afghanistan
Guterres Signs Agreement to Establish Sustainable Development Center for Central Asia and Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres signed an agreement today, Sunday, 3 August, during his visit to Kazakhstan, to establish a Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan. The purpose of this center is to accelerate…
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Afghanistan
UN: $539M Needed for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
DID Press: World Food Programme (WFP) announced it urgently need $539 million in funding to support millions of people in Afghanistan over the next six months. In its latest report, WFP warned that the hunger crisis in Afghanistan is worsening…
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Human Rights
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza; 750 killed & injured in one day
DID Press: In the past 24 hours, more than 750 Palestinians were martyred and injured as a result of the continuous attacks of the Israeli regime, announced Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of Health…
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