Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO) says the number of local NGO staff killed in violent incidents fell sharply in 2009, but warns that NGO staff could face increasing risks in 2010.

Over the past year, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Afghanistan were involved in 172 incidents in which 19 NGO staff were killed and 18 seriously injured. All victims were of Afghan nationals this year. Murders due to personal (non-work) related dispute and roadside attacks were the primary caused of death.

While crime continues to have an important impact on NGOs, the expanding conflict, as well as the perception of armed opposition groups (AOG) towards NGOs have become much more significant factors of NGO security, or insecurity.

See ANSO’s report on www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=87802

New recruitment and job search portal for Afghanistan (www.jobs.af), which will make job search and recruitment in 2010, faster and more effective.

As a job seeker you can:

1. Create professional resume online
2. Browse through hundreds of job vacancies by category, location or using the advanced search option
3. Apply online to any jobs matching your skills, experience, qualifications and interest
4. Check the status of your application online
5. Get job alerts on your email and mobile phone via SMS!
6. Communicate with employers through our built in messaging platform!

As an employer you can:

1. Advertise job vacancies
2. Edit, Remove or Renew job vacancy announcements anytime you like
3. Receive job applications online
4. View and print applicant’s resumes in standard format
5. Print list of applicants and their resumes
6. Communicate with the jobseekers through Jobs.af messaging platform
7. Search and browse resume database
8. Advertise your company on Jobs.af
9. Manage your subscription
10. Get all your job ads posted automatically on Facebook, Twitter and our print media partners.

www.jobs.af

Information available in french only.

Forced Migration Program, with the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation
24-30 January 2010 in Budapest, Hungary

The Forced Migration program is a 7-day course for people with experience in humanitarian work and migration issues. The course prepares aid workers, government, military and other professions who are often faced with the need to provide assistance to migrants and refugees. The objectives of the course are to provide participants with the framework and fundamentals of migration, the legal tools, and the knowledge of its practical aspects. They should be able to refine and enrich their experience of the different techniques of forced migration and human trafficking in a combination of theoretical study and practical exercises. These will include workshops, specific case studies, inter-active role play, and by sharing their own experiences. For more information and applications, click on www.cihc.org/forced_migration

International Preparedness and Response to Emergencies and Disasters – IPRED
11-14 January 2010 in Tel Aviv, Israel

The conference, hosted by the Israeli Ministry of Health and Home Front Command, will provide an opportunity for professionals from around the world to share the latest findings and new experience regarding health system readiness for disasters and emergencies of all types. The goal of IPRED is to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences and lessons learned about preparedness and response to emergencies and disasters, an opportunity for networking and promoting the potential for international research collaboration in the field of emergency and disaster medicine. The conference has been recognized as a regional conference of the World Association for Disaster Medicine (WADEM).
For more information and for abstract submission please visit: www.ipred.co.il or contact: bruria@moh.health.gov.il