On 9 October, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger in war-torn countries. The award was given to WFP to recognize the organization`s efforts and also turn the world`s attention toward the people who are suffering from hunger and are in need of quick humanitarian supports.
KABUL (Pajhwok): A Paris-based media watchdog on Thursday condemned the harassment of Afghanistan ’s biggest media outlet that exposed the theft of ventilators last month. Since June 22, when it reported that 32 ventilators intended for coronavirus...
As a part of its corporate social responsibility and in support of MoE Alternative Education Program, Etisalat has introduced a new data bundle that enables the students and teachers to access and download school books from a dedicated website- developed by the company. The aim is to tackle the challenges of school closures due to the spread of COVID-19 and help the students and teachers to continue with their lessons when attending schools is not possible.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations on Sunday reaffirmed its position that media freedoms must be protected as part of any peace process in Afghanistan . “All parties in any peace negotiations must uphold all fundamental human rights, including the...
By Nizamuddin KABUL (Pajhwok): Reporters without Borders (RSF) supports a protest by 30 Afghan media outlets about the government’s failure to apply the law on access to state-held information, which was drafted with RSF’s help, according to a...
August 01, 2019: Nearly 100 Human rights activists and women ’s rights defenders from 10 provinces gathered today in the garden of Gawharshad Begum tomb in Herat to launch #MyRedLine2 campaign. The campaign focuses on women and men whose views and...
Kabul – 18 July 2019: The continued use of violence by all parties involved in the conflict against civilians, especially against health care and education facilities and personnel, is a serious violation of the International Humanitarian Law and...
Kabul - On 14 July 2019, Etisalat hosted a meet and greet event with the two Afghan cricket stars and Etisalat Afghanistan brand ambassadors, Hameed Hassan and Muhammad Nabi Esakhail, at its main office in Kabul. The aim was to welcome the cricket...
July 8, 2019 ( Kabul ): The third Internet Governance Forum Afghanistan (IGFA) 2019 has been organized in Kabul, Afghanistan between 7–9 July, 2019. The event was preceded by a one day pre-School of Internet Governance (AfSIG 2018), pre-Youth IGF...
Dubai, UAE and Saratoga, Calif., May XX, 2019 — MATRIXX Software, an innovation powerhouse committed to transforming global commerce, today announced that Roshan, Afghanistan ’s leading telecommunications service provider, has selected MATRIXX...
Kabul , 30 May 201 9 : The result of a study conducted by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) with the financial support of the European Union indicates that ongoing debates on the peace and reconciliation process have largely...
Kabul , 30 May 201 9 : The result of a study conducted by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) with the financial support of the European Union indicates that ongoing debates on the peace and reconciliation process have largely...
KABUL , 3 February 2019 – We are happy to share with you that AREU has maintained its position as the top think-tank in Afghanistan and 5 th place in a list of 65 think-tanks in Central Asia in 2018. In a separate category for Best Independent Think...
KABUL , 13 January 2018 : The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) launched one of its recent research papers in a meeting attended by community representatives, civil society organizations, government officials and media at the AREU Office on 13 January 2018 in Kabul.
The Alliance of Observer Groups for Elections Transparency express critical concern about the recent elections development regarding the vote counts - auditing - the gradual announcement of the preliminary results and the invalidation(nullification...
Kabul : Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) has the following remarks regarding the ECC ’s decision to declare all Kabul constituency’s votes invalid: Before issuing such a decision The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) should...
The National Disability Survey of 2005, conducted by Handicap International and the Government of Afghanistan , found that 10.8% of the Afghan population live with a severe or very severe disability. The UNAMA 2018 mid-year Protection of Civilians...
Kabul - Afghan people created some beautiful and unique images in this year’s parliamentary elections, images of practicing democracy and a strong will to determine their fate and a positive change toward development of the country. Alongside the voters, more than 11400 observers were deployed in 33 provinces by a group of civil society organizations including: Training Human Rights Association for Afghan Women ( THRA), Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA), Election and Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan (ETWA), Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), Afghanistan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo), and Afghanistan Amputee Bicyclists for Rehabilitation and Recreation( AABRAR) to observe the candidates’ campaign activities, and voting and counting processes in the election days.
UNITAR and Japan launch the UNITAR Women ’s Leadership Programme for Afghanistan : Governance and the SDGs For reading the full story, please click here
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 24, 2018 CATEGORY 18TH IACC BY IACC TEAM The 18 th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Copenhagen brought together more than 1,800 delegates from civil society , governments, multilateral agencies, and the private sector...