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Just 25% of the $3.23bn needed for the UN humanitarian response plan has been raised. Women and girls will be hit worst by this shortfallTwo years ago today, international troops and diplomats hastily withdrew from Kabul and Taliban rule returned to Af…
Read MoreAt least seven international NGOs have suspended aid, saying they cannot work without female staffThe acting head of the UN mission in Afghanistan met Taliban leaders on Monday in a bid to persuade them to withdraw their ban on all women working for ai…
Read MoreSecond whistleblower suggests to committee that top civil servants lied to cover up episodeA second whistleblower has gone public to say it was “widespread knowledge” in government that Boris Johnson ordered the prioritisation of an animal charity base…
Read MoreSeven months since Kabul’s fall, my family are still pleading for help. Has the world forgotten this ongoing humanitarian crisis?The world’s attention is focused on the conflict in Ukraine. But, as someone born in Afghanistan, the catastrophic events s…
Read MoreGovernment has banned Mother Teresa charity and many other NGOs from receiving donations from abroadOxfam India has said its work in the country will be imperilled by the government’s refusal to renew a licence that permits it to receive funds from abr…
Read MoreMy friend Terence O’Malley, who has died aged 79, was an inspirational teacher who became a passionate campaigner for the rights and welfare of the people of Afghanistan, and chairman since 2000 of Safe, the Irish aid organisation for Afghanistan.Terry…
Read MoreUp to 50 people a day are signing up to offer help to Afghans who fled the TalibanThe UK’s largest refugee befriending scheme has closed applications in London following a meteoric rise in sign-ups amid the Afghanistan withdrawal.Until recently HostNat…
Read MoreVolunteers ‘operating blind’ about refugees’ needs, while hotels left with no staff to distribute aidThe government’s response towards families evacuated from Afghanistan to Britain has been “chaotic and uncoordinated”, hampering volunteers’ efforts to…
Read MoreMoD says founder of Kabul animal shelter has passed security at airport but does not mention charity staff and familiesPaul “Pen” Farthing, who founded an animal shelter in Kabul, has made it through the airport’s security and is awaiting a flight out …
Read MoreFemale employees work for Linda Norgrove foundation, set up by parents of aid worker, which finds scholarships for Afghan womenThe foreign secretary has been urged to help evacuate two Afghan aid workers employed by a Scottish charity set up in the mem…
Read MoreCharities accuse the government of failing to meet young asylum seekers’ basic needs, despite care pledge Child refugees from Afghanistan are being held by the Home Office in hotels for weeks on end without shoes, spare clothes, money or access to heal…
Read MoreAs women and children lose out on programmes that could change their lives, Britain’s reputation has been diminishedBukola Onyishi was delighted when she found out that the British government was going to help her realise a dream in one of the poorest …
Read MoreWithdrawal from long-term partnership catastrophic, says Brac, affecting women and girls’ education and those in extreme povertyThe UK government’s funding cuts to the world’s largest international non-governmental organisation are a “gut punch” after …
Read MoreUsing individual children to ‘sell’ schemes to rich donors is similar to ‘poverty porn’ images of past, say experts, as calls grow to decolonise aidInternational child sponsorship schemes have come under attack for perpetuating racist thinking, as an a…
Read MoreChildren’s charity faces claims it failed vulnerable children and misled donors after shutting down activities in the countryOne of the world’s largest children’s rights charities has admitted it “made a number of mistakes” when it left Sri Lanka abrup…
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