Tag «Afghanistan»

Secretary-General’s statement on Afghanistan

On the day Afghanistan enters a new phase I want to express my grave concern at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in the country and the threat of basic services collapsing completely.     Today, almost half of the population of Afghanistan – 18 million people – need humanitarian assistance to survive. One in …

Statement by Refugees International President Eric P. Schwartz on Establishing a Humanitarian Corridor Out of Afghanistan

“The rapidly developing situation in Afghanistan, including the imminent siege of Kabul, requires swift action and humanitarian diplomacy from the United States and its international partners to protect civilians and ensure safe passage out of the country for those who need it. This will require a massive evacuation effort for those Afghans most at risk …

Trilateral cooperation between Japan, Russia and UNODC to support counter narcotics efforts of Afghanistan

VIENNA, 12 November (UN Information Service) – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Afghanistan, Japan and the Russian Federation signed a declaration today, giving an overview of the past achievements and highlighting the new development of the Trilateral Cooperation between UNODC, Japan and Russia to support counter narcotics efforts of the Government …

Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Remarks at the Security Council Debate on the situation in Afghanistan

  21 December 2017 VIENNA/NEW YORK, 21 December 2017 (UN Information Service) — When I addressed this Council on Afghanistan a year ago, I reported that UNODC’s 2016 Afghan opium survey showed a worrying reversal in efforts to counter the drug problem, and highlighted the need to address this destructive threat. One year later, the …

Indian Jesuit abducted in Afghanistan

The kidnapping follows foiled attack on the Indian consulate in Herat last month Fr Alexis Prem Kumar – The director of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Afghanistan was abducted on Monday afternoon by a group of unidentified men from Sohadat village outside Herat. Fr Alexis Prem Kumar, 47, was visiting a school for refugee Afghan …