Conference to support Afghanistan
2010-01-28 London
2010, January 28 - London, UK: "Results change minds, not rhetoric." His Highness the Aga Khan's Statement at the London Conference on Afghanistan today. International conference on Afghanistan begins in London Foreign ministers of over 70 countries gathered at a conference in London to discuss the current situation and future of Afghanistan.
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Conference on Afghanistan 2014-12-04
The London Conference on Afghanistan took place on 4 December 2014, co-hosted by the governments of the UK and Afghanistan. Associated events took place during the afternoon and evening of Wednesday 3 December.
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Aga Khan Foundation gets UK government funding for programmes in crisis-hit Afghanistan 2022-11-07
Posted November 8th, 2022 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Foundation and the UK government have partnered to deliver a number of agriculture, healthcare and livelihood projects in Afghanistan.
The £11.2 million grant from UK aid will support AKF’s efforts to help Afghans move beyond immediate humanitarian relief and help communities in the struggling country rebuild, the organisation said.
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Afghanistan- MoU Signed for $631mn Power Transmission Project and Sheewa Dam 2019-03-19
Posted August 6th, 2022 by librarian-hd(MENAFN- Wadsam) The Afghan government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of a power transmission project and construction of Sheewa Dam in Badakhshan province in Char chinar Palace on Tuesday.
Funded by Aga Khan Fund, the USD 631 million contracts are going to fulfill the electricity needs of the province for the next 30 years.
The MoU was signed by the Acting Minister of Energy and Water Mohamamd Gul Khulmi, Director of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat Eng. Amanullah Ghalib and Representative of Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
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Afghanistan- MoU Signed for $631mn Power Transmission Project and Sheewa Dam 2019-03-19
Posted August 6th, 2022 by librarian-hd(MENAFN- Wadsam) The Afghan government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of a power transmission project and construction of Sheewa Dam in Badakhshan province in Char chinar Palace on Tuesday.
Funded by Aga Khan Fund, the USD 631 million contracts are going to fulfill the electricity needs of the province for the next 30 years.
The MoU was signed by the Acting Minister of Energy and Water Mohamamd Gul Khulmi, Director of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat Eng. Amanullah Ghalib and Representative of Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
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The Aga Khan’s Enduring Struggle in Afghanistan 2022-02-23
Posted March 15th, 2022 by librarian-hdIt has been six months since U.S. forces pulled out of Afghanistan and the national government collapsed, and the country is in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, 30% of the nation’s 39 million people are currently at risk of severe malnutrition.
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Speech by His Highness tThe Aga Khan at The Afghanistan Conference in Paris 2008-06-12
Posted January 8th, 2022 by librarian-hdChairman
President
Secretary General
Ministers for Foreign Affairs
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen
I would like to begin by thanking President Sarkozy and his government for having hosted this conference at such a crucial moment. Much has already been done in Afghanistan over the last six years, but there are major challenges nonetheless to be picked up.
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Speech by H.H. The Aga Khan at The Enabling Environment Conference, Kabul 2007-06-04
Posted December 29th, 2021 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Excellency President Hamid Karzai,
Your Highness the Aga Khan,
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure and honour to be with you all today. We extend our warmest thanks to all those whose dedication has made this conference possible, most especially to President Karzai and the Government of Afghanistan for their central role - as well as to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who will attend tomorrow's closing session.
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AKDN Statement at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan 2021-09-13
Posted December 25th, 2021 by librarian-hdExcellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
The agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network are honoured and privileged to convey our abiding commitment to the peoples of Afghanistan.
This allegiance is enduring. It is founded on the most profound respect for Afghanistan’s many traditions and the bonds of our shared humanity. AKDN’s work and its aim of improving the quality of life of all communities it seeks to serve is premised on the ethical principles of Islam, which promote peace and harmony.
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Taliban leader meets with top Aga Khan Foundation member, discusses strategy for Afghanistan 2021-11-06
Posted November 7th, 2021 by librarian-hdKabul [Afghanistan] November 6 (ANI): The Taliban's spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said that the top leaders of the group met with the envoy of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), Akbar Pesnani, to discuss a comprehensive development strategy for Afghanistan, Sputnik reported.
The Taliban-announced interim government's Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi met Pesnani and the latter briefed on the activities of the AKDN agencies aimed at developing the cultural, economic and social spheres in Afghanistan, said Sputnik.
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AGA KHAN ANNOUNCES US$75 MILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN - 2002-01-21
Posted March 16th, 2019 by librarian-ldDelivered by Mr. Aly Mawji, Aga Khan Development Network Country Co-ordinator for Afghanistan on behalf of His Highness the Aga Khan IV
Mr. Chairman,
Our hosts Japan,
Distinguished delegates,
Ladies and gentlemen,
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Aga Khan Foundation channeled $700m of assistance to Afghanistan 2014-08-24
Posted February 7th, 2019 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) have channeled roughly around $700 million of assistance to Afghanistan since the foundation begun it’s engagement in Afghanistan in 1995.
More than 2.5 million people have benefited from the assistance which mainly focuses on world development health care, education, financial services, mobile telephony and other sectors.
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Hazar Imam
December 4, 2014 Hazar imam delivers speech at the Conference on Afghanistan held in London, Englan 2014-12-04
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Hazar Imam meets with President Ghani of Afghanistan in Geneva 2018-11-27
The spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims Prince Karim Aga Khan reaffirmed support to Afghanistan during a meeting with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.in Geneva 2018-11-27
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Speech by His Highness Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan 2018-11-28
Posted November 28th, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I wish to thank the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations for bringing the international community together to reaffirm our commitment to Afghanistan, and, most importantly, to its people.
Two years ago, many of us gathered in Brussels for a similar purpose. And there have been several such gatherings over the past some seventeen years. Commitments have been made, challenges overcome, hopes raised and sometimes dashed.
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Aga Khan at 2018 Conference on Afghanistan 2018-11-28
Posted November 28th, 2018 by librarian-hdRegional cooperation and a commitment to pluralism are key to a country’s national development and stability, says Aga Khan
Geneva, Switzerland, 28 November 2018 – His Highness the Aga Khan, speaking at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, today reaffirmed his “enduring commitment to Afghanistan, and, most importantly, to its peoples”.
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Hazar Imam at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan 2018-11-28
His Highness the Aga Khan delivers his statement on behalf of the Imamat and the AKDN at the UNAMA Geneva Conference on Afghanistan.
AKDN / Jean-Luc Ray
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Speech delivered by H.H. The Aga Khan at the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan 2016-10-05
Posted October 5th, 2016 by librarian-hdVIDEO of the speech here on this link:
http://ismaili.net/timeline/2016/mhi-speech-afgan.mp4
Bismillahir Raheman ni Rahim
Your Excellency Federica Mogherini and
Your Excellency Salahuddin Rabbani;
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen
I thank the Government of Afghanistan and the European Union for bringing the international community together. I am very pleased to be here, as the Ismaili Imamat and the Aga Khan Development Network have an enduring commitment to Afghanistan.
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Hazar Imam represents AKDN at Brussels Conference on Afghanistan 2016-10-05
Posted October 5th, 2016 by librarian-hdOrganisation/agency/IFI
Represented by
ADB (Asian Development Bank)
Zhang Wencai, Vice President and Thomas Panella, Afghanistan Country Director
Aga Khan Development Network
HH Aga Khan
EIB
Werner Hoyer, President
IDB (Islamic Development Bank)
Sayed Aqa, Vice President, Cooperation and Country Programming
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Peter Maurer, President
IMF
Daniela Gressani, Deputy Director, Middle East and Central Asia Dept. and Christoph Duenwald, the Fund's mission chief for Afghanistan
IOM
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