US To Host Talks With Pakistan, Afghanistan
07 April 2009
'US To Host Talks With Pakistan, Afghanistan', CNN International, 7 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan, the United States and Afghanistan will hold trilateral meetings in Washington next month. U.S. special envoy to the region Richard Holbrooke announced the talks at a news conference Tuesday with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi. 'The United States and Pakistan face a common strategic threat, a common enemy and...
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Afghan Rape-Law Review To Take Months
07 April 2009
'Afghan Rape-Law Review To Take Months', The Globe and Mail, 7 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's Justice Minister said it would take two to three months to review a new family law that has sparked an international outcry, but some critics said they feared that President Hamid Karzai might be trying to stall for time as he campaigns for August elections. The Afghan Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday that the law would...
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Over 600,000 Afghans Lack Basic Healthcare
07 April 2009
'Growing Number Of Afghans Lack Health Care - Ministry', IRIN News, 7 April 2009
EXCERPT: "Over 600,000 Afghans lack basic healthcare services due to attacks on healthcare facilities and health workers - a figure that has doubled since 2007, Abdullah Fahim, a spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), has said. About 32 health centres were torched, destroyed and/or closed down due to insecurity in 2007, and 28 health...
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Mutual Accountability In Development Aid
07 April 2009
'Mutual Accountability in Afghanistan: Promoting Partnerships in Development Aid?', Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 7 April 2009
EXCERPT: "The concept of mutual accountability refers to the establishment of working relations based on respect, fulfilling commitments, being transparent about development objectives, and accounting for decisions, actions and results. The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness stated...
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