Full Coverage: Central Asia
June 2008
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06/26/2008
The Tajik government has torn down the only synagogue left in the country, bringing worship services and food aid programs for the Jewish community to a halt.
Read moreFrom: Forum 18 Related: [Tajikistan] [Shelter & Housing] [Social Exclusion] [Religion] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] [Law] |
06/13/2008
Afghan president Hamid Karzai unveiled a new 5 year plan for social and economic development at a conference to reform aid efforts to Afghanistan in Paris yesterday, writes the UN News Agency.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Afghanistan] [Aid] [International Cooperation] [Civil Society] [United Nations] Image: The new development strategy will give regular Afghans a greater role in their country's development. © Edward Grazda / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
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06/11/2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 10 (OneWorld) - Members of Congress joined religious and civil society leaders today in an urgent call to stop the "drumbeat of war" with Iran and open up diplomatic talks to resolve growing tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Iran ] [Politics] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Security] |
06/09/2008
Security and international aid have become dangerously intertwined in Afghanistan, even though the 5 million refugees that have returned to the country since 2002 are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, writes policy adviser Anna Husarska.
Read moreFrom: International Rescue Committee Related: [Afghanistan] [Aid] [Refugees] [Conflict Resolution] [Security] Image: Afghans need both security and development, said Bernard Kouchner, the former humanitarian worker turned French foreign minister. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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06/03/2008
Hundreds of thousands of Uzbekistani high school graduates are choosing to work as migrant laborers rather than go to college due to the unemployment and poverty that afflict their rural communities.
Read moreFrom: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Related: [Uzbekistan] [Education] [Labor] [Migration] [Poverty] [Youth] |
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