The Common Country Assessment report is based on reviews and analyses Afghanistan’s development situation where United Nations System have the greatest impact between 2006-2009 toward the overall goal of poverty reduction. In identifying development challenges requiring priority attention during its harmonized programme cycles, the United Nations System and its partners clustered themes for analysis into four closely interrelated groups: Governance and Institutional Development: Peace, Securi more...

Country programme Action Plan agreement signed by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Full document in pdf format: pages 1-26

The war in Afghanistan is a fact, but it is not the only fact about Afghanistan that concerns Canada. Afghanistan is a developing country, one of the world’s poorest. But despite the violence and destruction of conflict, Afghans are achieving substantial development progress.

The Afghan economy has been growing by about 10 per cent annually for the past five years, and per-capita incomes have doubled. To preserve and pursue the progress made, Afghanistan relies on others for support. Canad more...

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty on 11 September 2002 and the treaty entered into force on 1 March 2003. Afghanistan has not adopted new national implementation legislation, including penal sanctions, for the Mine Ban Treaty.
Afghanistan submitted its fifth Article 7 transparency report on 30 April 2007, covering calendar year 2006. Afghanistan was unable to meet its 1 March 2007 deadline for stockpile destruction. It expects to finish by November 2007. From 20 more...

Decades of conflict destroyed much of Afghanistan’s physical infrastructure, including its road network. Rehabilitation and upgrading of the country’s roads and highways is improving access to markets, enabling private investment, and expanding foreign trade—all key to Afghanistan’s further economic progress.

The 2007 Afghanistan Human Development Report ranks the country as one of the poorest in the world, and the poorest nation in the entire Asia and Pacific region. Despite significant security and development since the 2001 ouster of the former Taliban regime, the people of Afghanistan continue to suffer widespread insecurity; weak governance; inadequate healthcare, education, and other public service; and gender inequality.

The Country Strategy and Program (CSP) is prepared in active consultation with developing member country stakeholders: the government, NGOs, civil society groups, the private sector and other development agencies. It is usually prepared once every five years. A CSP update is prepared every year to reflect any important country developments and adjustments to the program. CSP contents are:
• Recent Political and Social Developments
• Economic Assessment and Outlook
• Implications for t more...

This study examines the constraints on the housing sector in Afghanistan. It evaluates government policy on housing, looks at the state of housing finance, and examines legal and regulatory barriers with a bearing on the housing market. The report provides policy recommendations aimed at helping to develop a private-sector led housing market. To assist in formulating policies and implementing actions, the study recommends forming a housing finance task force under the sponsorship of the governme more...

USAID provides the largest bilateral civilian assistance program to Afghanistan and so far spent $3.4 billion on various development programs since 2002. USAID - work continues to be a vital support to Afghanistan in its efforts to ensure economic growth led by the private sector, establish a democratic and capable state governed by the rule of law, and provide basic services for its people.

“Building an effective state that can provide security and services to the people is at the heart of the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan. This report looks at the implications for public administration reform over the next 5-10 years, and proposes a priority agenda for action by the Government of Afghanistan and the donor community. It focuses on three main areas: building an effective civil service, improving governance and service delivery at the local level, and making government accou more...