According to MODEL DISABILITY SURVEY in Afghanistan (MDSA) in 2019 by the Asia Foundation, 13.9% of the Afghan population has severe disabilities. The prevalence of disability in Afghanistan is close to the global estimation of 15% of the world population to be living with some form of disability. Persons with disabilities – men, women, boys [...]
Landmine Monitor 2020, continues to document progress toward a mine-free world, but also highlights challenges such as non-state armed groups (NSAGs) using antipersonnel mines, particularly of an improvised nature. The use of improvised mines has again resulted in a high number of casualties in 2019, with the majority of victims being civilians. The outbreak of [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread from China all over the world, including Afghanistan. To prevent the spread of the COVID-19, the Afghan Government applied a confinement that included the shutdown of all education and business institutions. The movements were restricted in the country. The Constitution and the UN CRPD obligate the government to provide health, [...]
26 August 2020 ALSO with support of ICBL-CMC organized a one day workshop on SDGs and its relationship with Cluster Munitions Convention (CCM), Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) and Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Afghanistan. The participants were representatives of Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Education, the State Ministry for Martyrs [...]
ALSO with support of ICBL-CMC and participation of survivors and persons with disabilities celebrated this occasion in Kabul on 6 of August 2020. In the event, 23 girls, women and men survivors and with disabilities participated. The objective of this event was to raise the voice of the victims and promote the universalization of the [...]
Social Inclusion Working Group -Meeting in developing National Disability Strategy (NDS) organized on Monday 20 July 2020 at DMAC office. This group chaired by MMD with participation of HI, ALSO, AOAD, AIHRC, DAOand FWF. ALSO as a member of this group has active role in development of NDS in the area of political participation, education [...]
Read more about our global campaign the @minefreeworld, Summer’s newsletter which also includes a message from @ALSO_AFG Director’s, @Hussain45532763 on impacts of #COVID-19 on persons with disabilities and survivors of landmines, cluster bombs, UXOs... https://mailchi.mp/icblcmc/icbl-cmc-newsletter-summer-2020
The ACPD meeting hosted by ALSO on 8th of July 2020 with participation of (11 males and 2 females), the participants were Mr. Ali Mohabbati from Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), Mr. Ahmad Shah Azami from Community Center for Disabled (CCD), Hussain Ahmadi from ALSO, Ms. Amina Azimi from ALSO, Ms. Tahmina from CCD, Mr. [...]
Afghan Landmine Survivors Organization (ALSO) observed the Parliamentary Election in 2018 and the Presidential Election in 2019. The objective of the observation was to assess the participation, barriers and opportunities for persons with disability inclusion in the election process. Afghanistan_Presidential Election Report
Persons with disability is the biggest group in the world. WHO report indicates that 15 % of the world’s population has a disability. Between 110 (2.2%) and 190 million (3.8%) persons with disabilities at age 15 or older have “significant difficulties in functioning. 80 % of them live in low income countries”. In Afghanistan, NDSA [...]
