Afghanistan
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse, as hunger hits 95 per cent of families
Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, the head of the World Health Organisation, WHO, warned on Wednesday, while on the…
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ fear of ‘brutal and systemic repression’ of women grows
Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to uphold human rights. However, their…
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Middle East
Afghanistan: Security Council resolution calls for ‘equal and meaningful participation of women’
The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Friday, specifying the importance of “equal…
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Asia Pacific
First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks ‘turning point’ in crisis: WFP
The return of humanitarian flights to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a turning point in the crisis,…
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Asia Pacific
$1 billion pledge a ‘quantum leap’ in commitment to Afghanistan: UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting…
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Asia Pacific
Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges UN’s Guterres
The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”,…
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Asia Pacific
Taliban response to protests increasingly violent, UN rights office warns
Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past four weeks, the UN human rights…
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Asia Pacific
Global community can still shape ‘new reality’ in Afghanistan
While the choices available in Afghanistan are “not comfortable” ones, continued international engagement and unwavering commitment to the country’s people…
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Asia Pacific
UN warns of ‘urgent imperative’ to avoid acute Afghan food insecurity
With food aid running out, Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services, said UN agencies on Tuesday, releasing a…
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: UN humanitarian chief calls for ‘rights…well-being’ of women
Women in Afghanistan play a “critical role” in delivering aid, the UN Humanitarian told the leadership of the Taliban in…
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