Afghanistan’s economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations...
Nearly nine in ten Afghan families are going hungry or sinking deeper into debt, as millions of new returnees stretch scarce resources across poverty-hit provinces in...
Earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan on August 31, destroyed homes and livestock, the only assets owned by most families, and left survivors with almost...
Since 2024, more than 120 officials from Da Afghanistan Bank, commercial banks, and microfinance institutions have received certifications in areas such as Shari’ah compliance, Islamic accounting,...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with funding from the Republic of Korea, has launched the Relief, Employment and Vital Infrastructure for the Vulnerable in Emergencies...
UNDP said the initiative is designed to help restore livelihoods, combat climate change, and empower women amid ongoing crises in Afghanistan.
Representatives of Afghanistan’s private sector and officials from United Nations agencies in a two-day event in Kabul underscored the urgent need for expanding investment in the...
The UN Development Programme reports that 75% of Afghanistan’s population is struggling to survive, with half in urgent need of humanitarian aid
The Global Fund reaffirmed its long-term commitment to Afghanistan through continued financial and technical assistance.
The four-day conference will discuss topics related to Islamic finance in Afghanistan, microfinance, job creation, poverty reduction, and financial inclusion.
Afghanistan is fighting with a dire water crisis that leaves approximately 79% of its population without adequate access to this essential resource, the United Nations Development...
Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy of the prime minister, said in a meeting with Kanni Wignaraja, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and...
UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Kanni Wignaraja, has arrived in Afghanistan, it was announced on Friday. Discussions on livelihoods, women’s economic empowerment,...
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has reported that malaria remains a public health concern as 27% of Afghans live in areas where there is a...
In the wake of the three devastating earthquakes that struck Herat Province between October 7 and 15, 2023, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday issued...
A memorandum of cooperation was signed this week between the Embassy of Japan in Kabul and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for the purpose of...
The United Nations Development Program in Afghanistan (UNDP) says the organization recently provided technical training to 65,000 people in Afghanistan. UNDP announced on Monday that these...
Marking World Tuberculosis Day on Monday in Kabul, the Ministry of Public Health said that up to 12,000 people die from the disease in the country...
A new study of Afghanistan’s economy shows that without continuity for girls’ education and women’s ability to work, prospects for the country’s recovery will remain grim....
Abdullah Al Dardari, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Afghanistan, has called on the international community to interact with the Islamic Emirate...