NRC calls for increased aid to Afghans in Iran
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says there is an acute need for increased humanitarian assistance and support for more than four million Afghans living in neighbouring Iran.
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Millions of Afghans face expulsion under desperate conditions: NRC
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) secretary general Jan Egeland says Afghanistan is unprepared to receive millions of refugees expelled from neighbouring countries in coming month.
NRC resumes work with female staff in Afghanistan
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has resumed operations with its female staff in southern Kandahar and some other parts of Afghanistan. NRC Secretary General Jan Egeland tweeted: “I am glad to confirm that we have been able to resume…
‘Interim Afghan govt working to lift curbs on women’
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Head Jan Egeland has said that the interim Afghan government officials told him about second decree on the bases of which women will be allowed to work. Talking to BBC, Egeland said: “The…
NRC urges Afghan authorities, world to engage effectively
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said Afghanistan's de facto authorities and the international community's unwillingness to engage effectively have pushed millions of Afghans into despair. On the eve of the regime change anniversary in Afghanistan, the NRC…
Half a million IDP families at risk of homelessness
Mounting pressure from the acting government to return internally displaced people (IDPs) to their areas of origin has put up to half a million families in Afghanistan at risk of homelessness, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Decades…
NRC stresses cash accessibility inside Afghanistan
The UN’s aid appeal for Afghanistan would be meaningless if the world and the caretaker government do not work rapidly to ensure cash accessibility inside the country, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned on Tuesday. Jan Egeland, NRC…
Headed by Abdullah, President Palace announces deputies, members of HNRC
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani announced deputies and members of the High National Reconciliation Council in a special decree late on Saturday. The HNCR is formed for the purpose national reconciliation and on the bases of political agreement…
Humanitarian work paralysed in many parts of Afghanistan: NRC
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has urged the warring parties to allow aid groups to deliver assistance in hard-to-reach areas. Attacks on hospitals, schools and aid workers had paralysed humanitarian work in too many areas, the NRC secretary…
NRC concerned about war & drought-hit displaced people
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has voiced its concern at the inability of war-displaced people, affected by the drought, to receive aid due to the ongoing conflict. “We are concerned that the poorest of Afghan society, particularly those…
