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Talks with the Taliban must focus on justice and human rights

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Amnesty

Afghan civil society groups have demanded that the Afghan people’s human rights and well-being not be compromised in reconciliation talks. But their voices have largely been marginalized.

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Yearbook on Peace Processes 2013

2012 proves to have been the most successful in recent times as far as the opening of negotiations and peace processes. 46.3% of the 54 analyzed negotiations were resolved favorably.

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Five Afghan Companies Form Public-Private Alliances with USAID

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN | JUNE 19 – Five Afghan companies signed the first Public-Private Alliances (PPAs) with USAID in Kabul today. These companies have matched USAID funding, reaching a total investment value of more than $4.5 million.

Through its Building Afghanistan by Developing Enterprises (ABADE) program, USAID will assist these firms to expand their businesses and inject additional revenue into the Afghan economy. The alliances are expected to create more than 260 direct and over 2,200 indirect new jobs.

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Rapport statistique sur les tendances mondiales

Selon le nouveau rapport statistique du HCR sur les tendances mondiales, les déplacements forcés n’ont jamais été aussi nombreux depuis 18 ans

Un rapport publié aujourd’hui par le HCR, le Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, montre qu’il y a aujourd’hui davantage de réfugiés ou de déplacés internes qu’à tout autre moment depuis 1994(1), la crise en Syrie étant devenue un nouveau facteur majeur de déplacement forcé dans le monde.

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Dews Weekly Epidemiological Report, WER-24(7th year)

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In this reporting week, Suspected Chicken Pox Outbreak reported from Kapisa province ,Rumor Cholera Outbreak reported from Bamyan province , Suspected Measles Outbreak reported from Kunar province, Suspected Scabies Outbreak and Suspected Pertussis Outbreak reported from Badakhshan province and five Suspected CCHF Outbreak reported from Herat province.

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In his report on Afghanistan, UN chief highlights urgent need to conclude groundwork for 2014 polls

18 June 2013 – In his latest report on Afghanistan to the United Nations Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has highlighted a range of issues including an urgent need to finalize electoral legislations and appointments to Afghan electoral institutions for a timely presidential election next year, which will mark the political transition.

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Asylum decisions in the EU27 EU Member States granted protection to more than 100 000 asylum seekers in 2012

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European Union

Reference: STAT/13/96 Event Date: 18/06/2013

Asylum decisions in the EU27

EU Member States granted protection to more than 100 000 asylum seekers in 2012

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UNHCR Global Trends 2012: Displacement The New 21st Century Challenge

A UNHCR report says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994, with the crisis in Syria having emerged as a major factor.

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Afghan Cities Sign Up for Resilient Cities

Five Afghan cities have joined the Making Cities Resilient Campaign hosted by the Kabul Municipality and Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA), in coordination with UN-Habitat and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction UNISDR.

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UN concerned over appointment of new human rights commissioners

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UN News Service

18 June 2013 – The United Nations human rights Office today expressed concern over President Hâmid Karzai’s appointment of five new commissioners to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), stressing that selection processes must follow agreed international standards.

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Avoid and account for civilian casualties after security handover

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Amnesty

Afghanistan’s security forces must do everything in their power to avoid and account for civilian casualties, Amnesty International said today as the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) handed over responsibility for maintaining security in the country.

The organization also calls on the Afghan authorities to investigate allegations of civilian casualties amid operations carried out by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).

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Syria and beyond: Humanitarian challenges in today's conflicts

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ICRC

18-06-2013 Feature

The right of the wounded and sick to receive timely medical care and be protected from attack is spelt out under international humanitarian law. Yet in Syria and elsewhere, intimidation of health workers and attacks on medical facilities are taking place regardless.

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USD 2.5 Million Netherlands Support to Bolster Justice and Human Rights in Afghanistan

Kabul, June 13, 2013 – The Embassy of the Netherlands and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan have signed a cost sharing agreement (CSA) to enhance policy development and increase access to justice services across Afghanistan. The US$ 2.49 million cost-sharing agreement covers UNDP activities until December 2015, carried out under the Justice and Human Rights in Afghanistan (JHRA) Project.

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Two more villages cleared thanks to the support of the UAE for assisting Afghanistan to become mine free by 2023

Demarcy and Salihan villages of Panjwayee district of Kandahar province are now cleared from all types of known mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) and were officially handed over to the communities and the Government of Afghanistan during a ceremony held on May 7, 2013. The ceremony, hosted by the MACCA Kandahar Regional Office, was well attended by the department of refugees and repatriation, department of urban development and department of economy of Kandahar province and also members of the communities involved.

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Weak Appointments Undermine Rights Body

Donors Should Closely Monitor Performance of New Commissioners

(Kabul) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s appointment of a weakly qualified human rights commission with little public consultation raises concerns about the country’s most important rights body.

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The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (A/67/889–S/2013/350)

I. Introduction

  1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/16 and Security Council resolution 2096 (2013), in which the Council requested me to report on developments in Afghanistan every three months.

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Global Emergency Overview Snapshot 10-17 June 2013

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

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Out Of My Comfort Zone

Afghanistan can be a dangerous place – even for Afghan national staff. Wahidullah Amani was nervous when he visited schools in a particularly insecure part of the country, but he was inspired by the courage of the schoolgirls he met.