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Afghanistan
UN Refugee Chief Warns of Difficult Conditions Facing Afghans Returning Home
DID Press: Nearly seven million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from neighboring countries since late 2023, many of them under difficult circumstances and through forced returns, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said. Barham Salih, the UN High…
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AI-Powered X-Ray Machine Opens at Hospital in Afghanistan’s Badghis Province
DID Press: An artificial intelligence-powered X-ray machine has been commissioned at the provincial hospital in Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Afghanistan’s Badghis province, with financial support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The machine is valued at more than $72,000,…
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Five Years of Isolation and Reversal: Assessing Taliban Rule on International Day of the Girl
DID Press: As the world marks the International Day of the Girl, attention has once again turned to one of the region’s most pressing human rights and education crises. Five years have passed since the Taliban returned to power in…
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UNDP: Afghanistan’s Opium Production Has Fallen by 95%
DID Press: Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), says opium production in Afghanistan has fallen by 95 percent following the ban imposed by the Taliban on poppy cultivation and drug trafficking. Speaking to Foreign Policy,…
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UN Agencies Allocate $1.7 Million to Support Afghan Women Entrepreneurs
DID Press: UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women have announced a $1.7 million financial package to support around 1,500 women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan over the next year. Under the initiative, approximately 1,500 women entrepreneurs are expected to benefit from…
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UNDP Sees Solar Power as Key to Afghanistan’s Energy Future
DID Press: Afghanistan’s widening gap between electricity supply and demand has prompted the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to identify renewable energy, particularly solar and wind power, as one of the most practical ways for the country to reduce its…
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UNDP: Women-Owned Businesses in Afghanistan Reach New Milestone
DID Press: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says the number of women holding official business licenses in Afghanistan has increased nearly tenfold since before 2021, surpassing 10,000. According to a new UNDP report, more than 10,000 Afghan women now…
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UNDP Fully Equips ICU at Balkh Regional Hospital
DID Press: Afghanistan office of the United Nations Development Programme announced that the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Balkh Regional Hospital is now operating at full capacity, one year after becoming operational. According to UNDP, the ICU was established…
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UNDP Support Preserves 300 Women’s Jobs in Mazar-e-Sharif
DID Press: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced that its support for a fruit processing company in Mazar-e-Sharif has helped preserve 300 jobs for women, create new employment opportunities, and support thousands of farmers in Afghanistan. United Nations Development…
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UNDP: Afghanistan Among World’s Largest Displacement Crises
DID Press: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s largest displacement crises, with poverty, drought and earthquakes continuing to drive humanitarian needs across the country. In a statement, UNDP said it is supporting displaced…
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