Jun 25, 2019

Break the vicious cycle of conflict & hunger

ACBAR was on the panel of the (UN) ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment side-event on “Conflict and Hunger: implementing UNSC Resolution 2417 for humanitarian impact”- on 25 June 2019,...

Mar 31, 2019

Stuck in the Mud; Addressing Urban Displacement and Tenure Security in Kabul’s Informal Settlements

This paper is on the complexities of ambiguous land ownership, power dynamics and private interests within Kabul’s Informal Settlements (KIS) and how these can be address to allow the...

Mar 27, 2019

Disability and physical rehabilitation in Afghanistan; adressing the challenges and concern

With 3 NGO members - Handicap International (HI), Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) and Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) ACBAR hosted the conference on Physical Rehabilitation services...

Jan 31, 2019

Looking ahead in 2019 - a personal viewpoint

What I have learned over my long tenure in Afghanistan is that what I focus on grows. If I focus on fixing problems, those problems grow to a point that overwhelms me. So I have created my own...

Dec 06, 2018

Afghanistan SDGs - Alignment Framework

Ministry of Economy has completed the Alignment Framework for details click here English

Nov 22, 2018

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...

Nov 07, 2018

Afghanistan SDGs - National Goals, Targets and Indicators

Ministry of Economy has completed the National Goals, Targets and Indicators for details click here English    Dari

Nov 01, 2018

Afghanistan Fragmented Families Assessments by REACH

Afghanistan Fragmented Families Assessments reports May 2018.  Read more at: http://www.acbar.org/upload/1539515225441.pdf

Nov 01, 2018

AFGHANISTAN EU COUNTRY ROADMAP FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY 2018 – 2020

Country Roadmap for Engagement with Civil Society in Afghanistan 2018-2020 is to take stock, assess progress and provide recommendations for the future engagement. Read full...

Jul 09, 2018

REACHING OUT - Implementing a Comprehensive Response to Drought in Afghanistan

Below average precipitation since October 2017, has destroyed and degraded agriculture and livelihoods, significantly increasing the number of people in need. For example, in Kandiwal, a village...

Jun 05, 2018

World Environment Day 5 June 2018; Let’s #BeatPlasticPollution

The issue of plastic pollution has become more and more prominent, with heart-wrenching images of marine animals that die after mistakenly eat plastic bags thinking that they are jellyfish...

May 30, 2018

Afghanistan and the false sense of safety

Interestingly, the last few years has seen several nations around the world begin to categorize Afghanistan as a ‘safe country’. Courts in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and...

May 23, 2018

Violence on the Front Line: Attacks on Health Care in 2017

The report reveals: There were more than 700 attacks on hospitals, health workers, patients, and ambulances in 23 countries in conflict around the world in 2017. More than 101 health...

Feb 27, 2018

Putting Protection at the Heart of the Peace Process

The first line responders for people in need are NGOs. In 2017, through the support of NGOs alongside other humanitarian actors, over 3.4 million people across Afghanistan received services...