UNAMA's review of the week - photos and stories
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AIHRC urges vigilance in human rights monitoring
17 June 2010 - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in the northeast region recorded a total of 58 complaints during the first quarter of the Afghan year, and urged journalists to be vigilant in monitoring human rights violations. “During the last three months, 58 complaints…
Over 70,000 Afghan refugees return this year
20 June 2010 - The number of refugees voluntarily returning home to Afghanistan in 2010 reached the 70,000 mark this week. With two and a half months of the peak repatriation period still to run, this year’s overall figure could reach over 130,000, more than double last year’s annual total. UNHCR…
UNODC reports major drug abuse in Afghanistan
21 June 2010 - A survey on Drug Use in Afghanistan, issued today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, shows that around one million Afghans (age 15-64) suffer from drug addiction. UN News Centre report At eight per cent of…
Security Council arrives in Afghanistan
21 June 2010 - The 15-member United Nations Security Council today arrived in Kabul to assess the situation in the lead-up to the Security Council debate on Afghanistan scheduled for late June. The Security Council’s visit is also to demonstrate their continued support for the Government and the…
Security Council arrives in Afghanistan to assess progress, show support
UN News Centre (New York) 21 June 2010 - Members of the Security Council arrived today in Kabul to review progress made by the Afghan Government with assistance from the international community, and to demonstrate their continued support for the country’s efforts to ensure a sustainable peace. The…
AIHRC opens human rights centre for students in Herat University
21 June 2010 - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) opened the first human rights centre for students of Herat University last week. During the inauguration Dr Sima Samar, AIHRC Country Director, said the Centre would provide basic information on human rights to raise…
Security Council holds meetings in Kabul
22 June 2010 - The United Nations Security Council held a series of meetings in Kabul today, its first full day since arriving in Afghanistan in the evening of 22 June. The 15-member delegation had a two-hour meeting with President Hamid Karzai and senior members of the Government, at the…
Two new hospitals under construction in Paktya province
23 June 2010 - Two hospitals with a total bed capacity of 120 are being built in the eastern province of Paktya where health care is gaining ground. Already home to three hospitals with a total bed capacity of 110, Paktya is about to more than double its hospital bed capacity with the ongoing…
Security Council mission meets with Afghan electoral officials and parliamentarians
23 June 2010 - The United Nations Security Council members continued to hold meetings in Kabul today during their visit to Afghanistan. Security Council members met with the Chairman,Fazal Ahmad Manawi, and commissioners of the Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission and the Electoral…