The annual report for 2003 analyses many of the moral dilemmas that arise in working with local organizations in disasters and complex emergencies. It contains the following main sections:

Focus on ethics in aid
- Humanitarian ethics in disaster and war
- Building capacity - the ethical dimensions
- Famine stalks southern Africa
- Afghanistan - power politics or ethical principles?
- Forced migration - forgotten disaster?

Tracking the system
- Measuring the impact of humanitarian aid
- Measuring disasters: challenges, opportunities and ethics

This report is the result of a joint UNDP/UNIFEM workshop held on 28 October 2002 in New York, that brought UN field officers from conflict areas worldwide together with civil society representatives to discuss experiences and strategies for ensuring that gender perspectives are integrated into recovery and reconstruction efforts.

The meeting commemorated the second anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (October 2000), the Security Council's first ever resolution to recognize the complex and diverse issues pertaining to women in war. The

Modern governments acknowledge that they have a responsibility to work actively to end international poverty, protect humanity from dangerous diseases, provide children with education, preserve the environment for our descendants, and ensure that everyone has access to reasonable housing and clean water.

What do these responsibilities amount to in practice? When do wealthier societies have a duty to help much poorer ones? What limits can the governments of those societies reasonably impose on such obligations, and to what extent do they take priority over other

A United Nations Security Council delegation in West Africa exploring opportunities for regional peace and stability, has wrapped up a series of discussions with top officials in Côte D'Ivoire on ways to fully implement a six-month old power-sharing accord.
The mission, headed by Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock of the United Kingdom, has concluded a day and a half of meetings, which included talks with Ivoirian President Laurent Gbagbo.

During their stay in the Ivoirian capital of Abidjan, the mission reviewed the status of implementation by all the

In his third hopeful comments conflict in four days United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today he was encouraged by the recent developments, which have seen an agreement between Israel and Palestinians on a troop pullback and a ceasefire agreement by Palestinian groups.
"We see it as a beginning, but we have a long way to go," Mr. Annan told reporters in Bern, Switzerland, where he was on an official visit. "The decision of the Palestinian groups to agree to a ceasefire is important. I want to see a situation

10 Scandinavian and 10 Afghan employees from Danish Demining Group will contribute to the clearance of Iraq after the war against the regime of Saddam Hussein.
The Afghan deminers have extensive experience with clearance of coalition ammunition in their own country, where Danish Demining Group has cleared large amounts of advanced bombs in Afghanistan after the coalition bombardments of 2001.

In Iraq, Danish Demining Group will operate with four small multifunctional units - Quick Response Teams, who will do emergency clearance of mines and UXO, Battle Area Clearance and instruct

In 2002 the civil war in Angola came to an end. The governing Movimento Popular para a Liberacao de Angola (MPLA) and the Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA) are now negotiating their differences by constructive dialogue and preparing for elections to be held in 2004.
Angola is a rich country in terms of natural resources, with fertile farmland on the central, high plains, and waters with rich fisheries along the Southern stretch of the 1,200 km coastline. The country is rich in minerals and forests, and it is also a major oil

Data Date & Source: SO Kandahar (1 May 03), SO Hirat (8 Jun 03), SO Mazar (1 May 03), SO Jalalabad (15 Jun 03) SO Kabul (10 Jun 03).
Note: Incompatible data in 1 province: Nuristan(Ghazi Abad:Ind=1,000