ACBAR General Assembly Elections

On Wednesday 24th April, ACBAR held its annual General Assembly, 102 NGO Members were present at the meeting. A new Chairman and Steering Committee members were elected and 9 new NGO applicants were approved by the members. Congratulations to all!

Universal Health Day - 7 April

In Afghanistan NGOs are working hard to deliver health services to all Afghan people. However, they face extreme difficult conditions to have access to people in need due to the conflict. NGOs operate within the International Humanitarian Law but the safety of aid workers is under attack according to Leonard Rubenstein Chair of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition.

International Women's Day 2019

The International Women's Day 2019 - 8 March - campaign theme of #BalanceforBetter is a call-to-action for driving gender balance across the world, also in Afghanistan. Women have come a long way, yet there's still much more to achieve.

World days, Women, Equality

World NGO Day 27 February 2019

The role of NGOs in Afghanistan as community actors

Effective NGOs, Stronger communities

Looking ahead in 2019 - a personal viewpoint

Empowering the resilience of Afghan people - even in the worst of times - is a choice according to Marnie Gustavson, executive director of PARSA

Resilience, NGOs

Updated Humanitarian Response for Afghanistan

As many as 6.3 million people need humanitarian aid in 2019, including 4 million because of drought. To pioritise the delivery of aid to people in need , this multi-year Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) has been updated.

Humanitarian space, Drought, Conflict

ACBAR Members cover all of Afghanistan

ACBAR currently has 145 National and International NGO members: 141 members reported at the beginning of 2018, that they are working in 11 sectors in 34 provinces and 350 out of 378 districts. In total: 38,656 individuals are working in 141 NGOs of which 27,652 are men and 10,604 are women staff.

Humanitarian, Development and Peacebuilding activities

Launch of the Sphere Handbook 2018

The new Sphere Handbook is launched in Afghanistan by CSWA at ACBAR’s office on 19 November 2018. ACBAR is the Sphere’s country focal point and along with its members, contributed to the revision of the handbook for more comprehensiveness and inclusiveness. 

Sphere handbook 2018, Humanitarian space, NGOs

Call for including the rights of people with disabilities

The NGO community urges not to forget the needs of people with disabilities ahead of the upcoming International Conference on Afghanistan in Geneva. In a conflict-prone country becoming injured with lifetime consequence is unfortunately frequent in Afghanistan.

NGOs, Persons with Disabilities 

Afghanistan needs a new collective approach

Ahead of the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan (GCA), ACBAR is setting the tone for more inclusive coordination to achieve sustainable development for the sake of the Afghan people. Hereby a call for a new collective approach to  address Humanitarian, Development and Peace issues.

Triple Nexus, Coordination, NGOs

“TIME TO THINK GREEN”, A FILM BY ACBAR AND UN ENVIRONMENT

Afghanistan should become resilient for environmental changes because its exposed to many climatic hazards and also to climate change. Time to take action!

UN Environment, Beat Pollution, Afghanistan Resilience, Environment