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Afghanistan’s Endangered Compact Asia Briefing N°59, 29 January 2007
"This briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the slow progress one year after the Afghan government and the international community committed to a “shared vision of the future” for a “stable and prosperous Afghanistan”. At the London Conference of 31 January-1 February 2006, Kabul and over 60 nations and international institutions a. . .
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12 May 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Reforming Afghanistan's Police, Asia Report N°138, 30 August 2007
"This International Crisis Group report, examines the worsening violence in a key country, whose police were overlooked in early stages of the international intervention in favour of building the army. Today they too often are a source of fear, rather than community protection. Instead of increasing coercive power and force size with poorly trained. . .
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12 May 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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The Need for International Resolve, Asia Report N°145, 6 February 2008
'This report is intended as a wake-up call for action. It does not examine individual nations or institutions in depth and recognises that many of the
constraints are the result of national systems – for instance,
how aid is dispersed or troop commitments are approved. It
emphasises, however, the need for all actors in the
multilateral endeavou. . .
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12 May 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Security in Afghanistan. The International Crisis Group
"Afghanistan is not lost but the signs are not good. Its growing insurgency reflects a collective failure to tackle the root causes of violence. Six years after the Taliban’s ouster, the international community lacks a common diagnosis of what is needed to stabilise the country as well as a common set of objectives. Long-term improvement of institu. . .
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12 May 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group is now generally recognised as the world’s leading independent, non-partisan, source of analysis and advice to governments, and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union and World Bank, on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict.
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09 May 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Violence against Women Primary Database Report - Afghanistan
Violence against women (VAW) is an issue affecting women around the
world indiscriminate of their age, social strata, education level or religious
affiliation. The situation in Afghanistan may be more distressing as the
majority of citizens are not aware of their rights. War contributes towards
entrenchment of violence in the society which affe. . .
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07 May 2008 |
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Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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Legal Aid Referral Centre Pamphlet: Jalalabad
Author: UNIFEM Afghanistan. No. of pages: 3. Publication date: March 2008
Languages: English, Dari, Pashto.
The referral centre is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Women's Affairs and the Ministry of Interior. The centre is staffed by female professionals who provide assistance and support to women by giving information on legal issues, e. . .
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07 May 2008 |
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Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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IssueLab: Registration page for nonprofit research contributors
IssueLab is an online publishing forum for nonprofit research. Our mission is to more effectively archive, distribute and promote the extensive and diverse body of work being produced by the third sector. A Research Contributor account is strictly for maintaining your organization's research collection.
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23 Apr 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Creating Hope International (CHI)
"CHI begins projects with grassroots organizations to help them respond with local solutions when they face problems. Rather than short-term grants or limited-impact charity work, we invest in building local education and health resources and training people with the skills they need to continue the work on their own in the future. In the process, . . .
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18 Apr 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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调查显示：中国1.8亿15岁以下儿童被动吸烟
吸入二手烟气、烟雾每天达15分钟以上者，就属于被动吸烟。调查显示，我国成年男性吸烟比例超过70%，遭受二手烟危害的人数高达5.4亿，其中15岁以下儿童为1.8亿。家庭、公共场所和工作场所，是被动吸烟者主要的受害场所。
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15 Apr 2008 |
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Yuechuan Wang
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Afghan Institute of Learning - Teacher Training Programs
AIL has dramatically expanded its teacher training program inside Afghanistan. To date, the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) has trained 13,000 teachers in student-centered teaching techniques, immediately improving the quality of education for about 390,000 Afghans. Interactive, student-centered teaching is a radical departure from traditional t. . .
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10 Apr 2008 |
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Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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Message from Professor Sakena Yacoobi, Founder and Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning
I am often asked why I do the kind of work I do with the Afghan Institute of Learning. Each time the question is posed, I am reminded of the children in Peshawar when they first come to school. In their eyes, I see fear, sadness and hopelessness. But in just a few weeks, the same children are standing taller, laughing and playing with smiles acro. . .
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10 Apr 2008 |
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Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL)
The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) is an Afghan women’s non-governmental organization (NGO) which was founded in 1995 by Professor Sakena Yacoobi to help address the problem of poor access for women and children to education and health services, their subsequent inability to support their lives, and the impact of this lack of education and hea. . .
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10 Apr 2008 |
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Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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The Feminist Majority Foundation's Help Afghan Women Action Teams
The Feminist Majority Foundation's Help Afghan Women Action Teams are working across the United States to raise public awareness and raise funds to support women-led organizations in Afghanistan and Pakistan . Action Teams are comprised of campus, school and community groups, book clubs, families, and co-workers. Some Action Teams have held public . . .
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10 Apr 2008 |
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Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
In 1997, The Feminist Majority launched the Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan to urge the US government and the U.N. to do everything in their power to restore the human rights of Afghan women and girls. Chaired by Mavis Leno, the Feminist Majority Foundation's campaign has brought together more than 200 leading human rights and wome. . .
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09 Apr 2008 |
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Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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