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US commander admits conditions on N.Korea aid

2/29/2012

WASHINGTON — A US commander acknowledged Tuesday that Washington has linked food aid for North Korea to progress on military issues, saying the impoverished communist state needs to halt its nuclear program.

Russian Federation assists 30 thousand tons of food stuff to Afghanistan

2/26/2012

The first convoy of food aid of Russian Federation reached to Afghanistan through railway track from Hairatan port, officials said. The aid was promised last year during President Karzai’s visit to Russia and such supports will continue to Afghanistan, the Russian officials said.

Japan to aid $25 million to the Ministry of Education

2/26/2012

Japan pledged to aid $ 25 million to the Afghan Ministry of Education for building more schools in Afghanistan. The agreement was signed on Thursday between Afghan Education Minister, Japan Ambassador and UNICEF representative in Afghanistan.

UNICEF to donate $55.7 million to Afghan Education

2/26/2012

The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) committed to donate about US $ 56 millions for education in Afghanistan. The agreement was signed yesterday in Kabul between Afghan Education Minster and UNICEF representative for Afghanistan.

Mali facing worst human rights crisis in 20 years: Amnesty

2/25/2012

Amnesty International said Friday that a Tuareg offensive raging in northern Mali is causing a humanitarian and human rights crisis, with scores killed and thousands fleeing into neighbouring countries.

R23m needed for Mozambique cyclone victims: Red Cross

2/25/2012

The Red Cross appealed on Thursday for nearly R23 million to help thousands of families still waiting for aid after two tropical cyclones that killed at least 12 people in Mozambique last month.

Tel Aviv is no haven for asylum seekers

2/25/2012

Ramallah, West Bank - The notion of a "Jewish and democratic state", never a feasible reality, continues to unravel as its inherent racism is revealed in a new way. Any political discussion of refugees that are of the wrong ethnicity inevitably refers to African migration to Israel as an "existential threat".

Clinton says Somalia is at a 'critical' point

2/25/2012

Somalia is at a critical point and must seize this moment to establish a stable government, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a major conference on the Horn of Africa nation on Thursday.

Scientists: UN Soldiers Brought Deadly Superbug to Americas

2/25/2012

Compelling new scientific evidence suggests United Nations peacekeepers have carried a virulent strain of cholera -- a super bug -- into the Western Hemisphere for the first time.

Amnesty: Displaced Afghans neglected

2/25/2012

Half a million Afghans left displaced and homeless following years of conflict are struggling to survive due to government and international neglect, Amnesty International has said. In a report titled "Fleeing war, finding misery", the London-based rights group also accused the Afghan government of "callous indifference" as part of its "de-facto policy of denial" towards internal displacement.

Bill Gates On India's First Polio-Free Year

2/22/2012

Today marks the a year since the last case of new polio infection in India — a major step toward eliminating the virus there. India is one of only four countries (the others are Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, known by the acronym PAIN) where polio is said to be endemic, that is, spreading there, not coming from one of those four places.

Egypt to provide electicity to struggling Gaza

2/22/2012

CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt is to provide 22MW of electricity to the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip, where the sole power plant has shut down after running out of fuel, the electricity minister said on Tuesday.

Caribbean's high crime rate is hindering development, report says

2/22/2012

UNDP reports says violent crime, police corruption and failings in justice system are having a detrimental effect on business and investment, and could be blocking development. High levels of violent crime in the Caribbean are hindering development, according to the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on the region, published last week.

60% of Jalalabad residents deprived of power supply

2/20/2012

JALALABAD (PAN): Power supply from the Naghlu dam to eastern Nangarhar province meets the need of only 40 percent residents of Jalalabad, the provincial capital, an official said on Friday.

Kabul: Bids for oil, gas extraction to be called on March 7

2/20/2012

KABUL (PAN): A bidding process for oil and gas extraction in the 31000 square kilometres Afghan-Tajik basin in the northeast would start on March 7, an official said on Saturday. Six oil and gas zones were recently identified in the energy-deficient country -- Afghan-Tajik, Amu River, Koshk, Terpul in Herat, Kotawas and Helmand.

Moscow hopes its Afghan rebuild to usher in stability

2/20/2012

Russia hopes to embark on a series of ambitious construction projects in Afghanistan aimed at reinforcing fragile stability in the country where Soviet troops fought a disastrous, decade-long war, its envoy to Kabul said Thursday.

UN and partners help to power education with solar panel donation

2/20/2012

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has partnered with religious institutions to provide solar panels that will power much-needed electricity to schools as well as promote the use of renewable energy.

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