NRC outlines four-year strategy for Afghanistan — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Economy minister and the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) for Afghanistan discussed expanding cooperation, continuing humanitarian and development assistance and the organisation’s four-year strategy for Afghanistan. The ministry said in a statement today (Sunday) that Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammad Hanif met with Taria Magnussen-Waterdal, head of the NRC for Afghanistan, and her delegation. According to the statement, the NRC official outlined the organisation’s four-year strategy for Afghanistan, saying it focuses on three main areas: food security, natural resource management, and health and rehabilitation. She added that the strategy also gives special attention to capacity building and vocational education. She said communication and engagement were among the key components of the strategy, adding that the NRC would seek to use these efforts to present the international community with a genuine and positive picture of Afghanistan. She said that despite declining international aid and limited resources, the organisation would continue supporting people with disabilities and other vulnerable members of society and, in coordination with the Ministry of Economy, work to improve the living conditions of Afghans. The statement quoted the economy minister as thanking the NRC for its cooperation and stressing the importance of coordination between the Ministry of Economy and domestic and international organisations to ensure the effective implementation of development and humanitarian projects. He…