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ReliefWeb, a leading source of time-critical humanitarian information on global crises and disasters. ReliefWeb is a 24/7 service that provides the latest reports, maps, infographics, and videos from trusted sources, as well as jobs and training programs for humanitarians. [12] (1996)
Following the Soviet withdrawal in 1989, many returned to Afghanistan, [3] however many Afghans were again forced to flee during the civil war in the 90s. Over 6 million Afghan refugees were residing in Iran and Pakistan by 2000. [4] Most refugees returned to Afghanistan following the 2001 United States invasion and overthrow of the Taliban regime.
ReliefWeb was founded in October 1996 and is administered by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).The project began under the US Department of State, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, which had noticed during the Rwanda crisis how poorly critical operational information was shared between NGOs, UN Agencies and Governments.
MoRR was initially established as the Office of Reintegration in 1986 and was run by a ministerial committee until 1990. When the Mujahideen took over in 1992, the Office of Reintegration was renamed and upgraded to the Ministry of Return and Repatriation.
World Food Program gave the largest UN aid to Afghanistan which amounted to $280,000,000 in fiscal year 2024. [4] Other UN agencies gave lesser amounts. According to a March 2024 publication by ProPublica based on a SIGAR report, the U.N. handed over $2.9 billion in cash to Afghanistan since the Taliban arrived at the helm in August 2021. [5]
Afghanistan Relief Organization has also raised funds for the training of teachers and the construction of rural libraries in Afghanistan. [9] [18] The fundraising events have been supported by many celebrities, including Halle Berry, former President George H. W. Bush, Cher, Will Ferrell, Jodie Foster, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Eva Mendes ...
The Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief - ACBAR - (Pashto: د افغانانو د پاره د مرستو د انسجام اداره / Persian: اداره هماهنگی کمک ها برای افغان ها) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which was created to coordinate NGOs involved with humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan and for Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
The UNHCR stated in 2020 that little over 2 million undocumented citizens of Afghanistan were residing in various parts of the country. [57] [74] According to IOM, over 1.1 million of them were repatriated to Afghanistan in 2021. [53] [54] Over 600,000 have returned to Afghanistan in 2022.