Новости за 20.02.2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that in January of this year, 160,000 cases of acute respiratory infections have been reported in Afghanistan. UNICEF shared a report on its website on Monday, revealing a 16% rise compared to last year for the reported cases. UNICEF states that severe cold and air pollution are cited […]

The World Food Programme has announced in continuation of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan that it has assisted over 1.5 million girls and boys in the past year to stay focused on their studies and learn better. The organization wrote on its social platform X, on Tuesday, February 20th, that over 1.5 million schoolgirls and […]

The United States has once again vetoed a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council concerning Israel’s conflict with Gaza, preventing the adoption of a call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This is the third time that the U.S. has vetoed a resolution on Gaza despite growing global pleas for a […]

A court in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, sentenced a security guard at a refugee camp to ten years in prison for the crime of sexually assaulting and harassing women asylum seekers. He was accused of assaulting and molesting these women, including two Iranian women, at least 67 times between 2018 and 2022. Reports suggest […]

António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, says that the outrageous ban on girls’ access to education and employment in Afghanistan must be lifted. The Secretary-General of the United Nations on Tuesday said on its social media platform X that, “In Afghanistan, the outrageous ban on girls’ access to education & the ban on […]

The United States has presented a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council proposing a temporary ceasefire in Gaza and opposing Israel’s major ground attacks in Rafah. Reuters reported on Monday, February 19, that the United States has submitted a rival proposal to Algeria’s draft proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to […]

According to reports, heavy rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have resulted in at least 14 deaths and injuries. On Tuesday, the media in Pakistan, citing the Pakistan Disaster Management Organization, announced that due to incidents resulting from heavy rainfall in various cities of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, 14 people have been killed […]

The two-day Doha conference hosted by the United Nations at Qatar “Four Seasons” hotel concluded yesterday. The conference was held to negotiate the global community’s engagement with the de facto authorities, assess the human rights situation in Afghanistan, and garner consensus among nations on appointing a new representative for Afghan conflict resolution. However, due to […]

The Afghanistan Power Supply Company has announced a 50% reduction in electricity imports from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan due to technical issues. Hakmatullah Miwandai, the spokesperson for the company said on Monday, February 19th, stated in a message on its social media X that the reason for the reduction in electricity imports was technical problems. According […]

Secretary-General of the United Nations stated at the end of the second session of the special representatives of countries in Afghanistan in Doha that consultations to appoint a special representative for Afghanistan will commence immediately. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, described the second Doha session as constructive on Monday afternoon, February 19th, in […]