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Registration As Job Seeker As Employer login Choose Language English پښتو درى Date: Friday 21-02-2020 ACBAR Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development Home About Background Strategic Plan Code of Conduct Key Staff Regional Offices Activities Advocacy Coordination & Networking Capacity Development Humanitarian Twinning Program Membership ACBAR Members List ACBAR Steering Commitee How to become a member ACBAR Statutes Resources External Publications Laws, Regulations & Policies Good Practices National Holidays Coordination & Mapping Mapping of ACBAR Members Environment Center 30 Years Anniversary ACBAR Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs Publications Latest Reports & Publications NGO Members Stories Press Releases & Statements All ACBAR Reports & Briefing Papers RFQs/RFPs Request for Quotations Request for Proposals Jobs Job Centre Scholarships Useful tips for Applicants How to write your CV How to write your Cover letter How to prepare your interview Application Form Contact -- Bringing the Global Refugee Forum discussions to Afghanistan Afghanistan can benefit from the skills brought by returnees, but the support of neighbouring countries hosting Afghan refugees remains critical to peace and stability. This was the theme at the Afghan Displacement Forum in Kabul on 5 February. IDPs, NGOs, Durable Solutions 15th Meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC) Speech of Mr. Mohammad Qaseem Haidari, Deputy Minister, Policy and Coordination, State Ministry of Disaster Management and Humanitarian affairs in 15th Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster management on a holistic approach to addressing overlaps between Disaster and Conflict Risk- Experience from Afghanistan NGOs, Environment, Resilience Peace in families means peace in society Op-ed by Jamila Afghani (Medica Afghanistan) on how peace in families can have a snowball effect in the society. Women of Afghanistan are eagerly waiting for the day that violence is out rooted on the world day of Elimination of Violence Against Women. World days, Peace process, Women’s rights 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 NNGOs to be eligible for humanitarian funding to serve people in need. NGOs, Humanitarian space, Grand bargain 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 role of civil society in contributing to implementation of the SDGs. SDGs, Development 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. NGOs, Communities 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 29,978 staff (22,374 men and 7,604 women) are employed. Humanitarian, Development and Peacebuilding activities Challenges of being a woman humanitarian worker in Afghanistan Working as a woman in this field is very difficult in Afghanistan due to different barriers of culture and tradition. Humanitarian, Emergency, Protection 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 of civilians and aid workers and to reduce bureaucratic constraints for NGOs. JCMB, GMAFs, Protection, Enabling civil society, NGOs NGOs call for protection of civilians, aid workers and their facilities The continued use of violence by all parties involved in the Afghan conflict against civilians, especially against health care and education facilities and personnel, is a serious violation of the International Humanitarian Law and human rights law. This should be stopped. SCA and ACBAR held a press conference to address the Government of Afghanistan and the international donor community. Humanitarian, Protection, NGOs, GMAFs Break the vicious cycle of conflict and hunger After 40 years of conflict and displacement, a major structural livelihood crisis is resulting also in a chronic food security crisis with in 2018 the worst drought seen in decades. ACBAR was on the panel of the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment side-event on “Conflict and Hunger” and gave recommendations to improve the daily lives of all Afghan people. Humanitarian space, NGOs, Food security Commemorating World Refugees Day 2019 Afghan refugees are the largest protracted refugee population in Asia and the second largest refugee population in the world. ACBAR is in solidarity with all refugees and is working with its members to support on protection and basic needs to have a life in voluntary, safe, gradual and dignified manner to become self-reliant. World Refugees Day on 20 June 2019 should not be forgotten. #WorldRefugeesDay #StepWithRefugee Refugees, Humanitarian space, NGOs Updated Humanitarian Response for Afghanistan As many as 6.3 million people need humanitarian aid in 2019, including 4 million because of drought. To pioritise the delivery of aid to people in need , this multi-year Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) has been updated. Humanitarian space, Drought, Conflict Call for including the rights of people with disabilities The NGO community urges not to forget the needs of people with disabilities ahead of the upcoming International Conference on Afghanistan in Geneva. In a conflict-prone country becoming injured with lifetime consequence is unfortunately frequent in Afghanistan. NGOs, Persons with Disabilities Afghanistan needs a new collective approach Ahead of the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan (GCA), ACBAR is setting the tone for more inclusive coordination to achieve sustainable development for the sake of the Afghan people. Hereby a call for a new collective approach to address Humanitarian, Development and Peace issues. Triple Nexus, Coordination, NGOs “TIME TO THINK GREEN”, A FILM BY ACBAR AND UN ENVIRONMENT Afghanistan should become resilient for environmental changes because its exposed to many climatic hazards and also to climate change. Time to take action! UN Environment, Beat Pollution, Afghanistan Resilience, Environment Who we are ACBAR, the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief & Development, is an Afghan independent body bringing together 152 national and international NGOs working in Afghanistan and abiding by the humanitarian principles of independence, neutrality, impartiality and humanity. Read more Announcements & Events Bringing the Global Refugee Forum discussions to Afghanistan 16/02/2020 Peace in families means peace in society 25/11/2019 NGOs call for enabling environment 22/07/2019 Read more Reports & Publications 15th Meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC) 23/01/2020 Building humanitarian capacity 17/11/2019 ACBAR Members cover all of Afghanistan 05/11/2019 Read more Monthly Updates Feb 16, 2020 Bringing the Global Refugee Forum discussions to Afghanistan Afghanistan can benefit from the skills brought by returnees, but the support of neighbouring countries hosting Afghan refugees remains critical to peace and stability. This was the theme at the... Read more Jan 23, 2020 15th Meeting of the Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC) Speech of Mr. Mohammad Qaseem Haidari, Deputy Minister, Policy and Coordination, State Ministry of Disaster Management and Humanitarian affairs in 15th Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster... Read more GET YOURSELF CONNECTED SITEMAP About Us Contact Us © C...