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| FAO Representative: Mr. Tekeste Ghebray TEKIE | e-mail: FAO-AF@fao.org | web site: www.fao.org/world/afghanistan/ |
Thematic profiles and systems:
Environmental Governance and Institutions - From EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal of the World Resources Institute.
FAO Terminology - names of countries - In order to standardize and harmonize the vast quantity of terms used in FAO documents and publications, the Organization developed the terminology database FAOTERM. The Corporate NAMES OF COUNTRIES database also aims at facilitating the consultation and harmonization of country names throughout the Organization. Downloading options are available to enable the creation of customized country lists and databases.
Rural poverty country profiles - Produced by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
News:
20/11/2009 - Afghanistan
Afghanistan [World Food Program News]
15/11/2009 - An update on fighting hunger in Afghanistan and Iraq
An update on fighting hunger in Afghanistan and Iraq [World Food Program News]
12/11/2009 - Update on fighting hunger in Afghanistan and Iraq
Update on fighting hunger in Afghanistan and Iraq [World Food Program News]
09/11/2009 - Yemen: 100,000 IDPs Get WFP Food Aid
Yemen: 100,000 IDPs Get WFP Food Aid [World Food Program News]
09/11/2009 - Displaced Pakistani Families Hosted In Kunar Province
Displaced Pakistani Families Hosted In Kunar Province [World Food Program News]
09/11/2009 - UN Kabul staff begin to arrive in Dubai
UN Kabul staff begin to arrive in Dubai [World Food Program News]
05/11/2009 - The UN in Afghanistan
The UN in Afghanistan [World Food Program News]
05/11/2009 - U.N. Relocates Foreign Staff in Afghanistan
U.N. Relocates Foreign Staff in Afghanistan [World Food Program News]
03/11/2009 - Food to help win peace in Afghanistan
Food to help win peace in Afghanistan [World Food Program News]
29/10/2009 - UN Chief: Bombing Will Not Deter UN from Afghan Mission
UN Chief: Bombing Will Not Deter UN from Afghan Mission [World Food Program News]
FAO related information sources in the country:
UNESCO Culture Sector in Afghanistan
UNIFEM in Afghanistan - UNIFEM is the women¿s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security worldwide.
Unicef - Afghanistan - UN childrens'agency.
WFP Afghanistan Country Brief - One of FAO's main partners in food security initiatives.
