Nov 17, 2019
Building humanitarian capacity
ACBAR kicked off the 2nd Twinning Program with 20 National NGOs. In coming years ACBAR and 13 Advisors (3 National NGOs and 10 INGOs) will engage with guiding and mentoring the 20...
Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development
Reports & Publications
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Nov 05, 2019
ACBAR Members cover all of Afghanistan
ACBAR has 155 National and International NGO members: 137 members reported at the beginning of 2019, that they are working in 11 sectors in 34 provinces and 341 out of 378 districts. In total...
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Nov 05, 2019
ACBAR Strategy 2020 - 2022
ACBAR’s Midterm General Assembly on 30 October 2019 approved the new Strategy 2020 until 2022. Effective NGOs support Stronger Communities Read more...
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Nov 05, 2019
Implementing SDGs in Afghanistan
Kateb University held a conference on 29 August in Kabul to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Afghanistan. ACBAR participated on one of the discussion panels and highlighted the...
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Aug 18, 2019
Challenges of being a woman humanitarian worker in Afghanistan
I was the first woman aid worker to reach the place with our team and we provided cash services for 956 families, despite challenges of lack of telecommunication and food. Similarly in April...
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Jul 22, 2019
NGOs call for enabling environment
ACBAR has written an open letter on the occasion of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) on 22nd July 2019 with recommendations to the Government of Afghanistan to ensure protection...
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Jul 18, 2019
NGOs call for protection of civilians, aid workers and their facilities
So far in 2019, at least 65 incidents have been documented by the World Health Organization (WHO) affecting 168 health care facilities with 144 clinics closed and 36 health care providers killed,...
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Jun 25, 2019
Break the vicious cycle of conflict and 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,...
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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...
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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...
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Dec 06, 2018
Afghanistan SDGs - Alignment Framework
Ministry of Economy has completed the Alignment Framework for details click here English
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
