Afghanistan
UN: Number of Afghan Women Targeted for Assassination Jumps Three Fold
For the first time since the United Nations began tracking civilian casulties in Afghanistan, the number of civilain casulties declined last year. The news, though, is not all good–or even remotely so.
Making Amends for Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Civilians harmed by Afghanistan’s security forces rarely receive assistance of any kind. Why that might soon change. A UN Dispatch interview.
Afghanistan’s Pedagogy of the Invisible
If we want to change gender roles in Afghanistan, a good place to start is with the textbooks.
Memories of a Childhood Interrupted in Afghanistan
A dispatch writer reflects on her brief childhood in Kabul before civil war befell the country.
How Afghan Amateur Mappers Unintentionally Punked Apple
Wall Street Journal Kabul bureau chief Yaroslav Trofimov noticed something strange when he loaded Apple’s map of Afghanistan’s capital city on his new iPad today –the existence of a street named “Bad Monkey.”
A Tenth Grade Girl in Afghanistan is Murdered
Anisa was killed for going to school. She was killed for vaccinating children. And she was killed for working outside her home.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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