The Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief - ACBAR - (

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(NGO) which was created to coordinate NGOs involved with humanitarian assistance in

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Background

ACBAR was created in August 1988,ACBAR (2020) Retrieved from http://www.acbar.org/.http://www.acbar.org/page/3.jsp?title=background in response to the demand from the many aid agencies and their international donors for a coordinated approach to humanitarian assistance in

and for

. The organization was originally based in

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, Pakistan, where its main focus was coordinating NGOs' humanitarian response. Since it moved to Afghanistan, ACBAR provides the framework within which NGOs, the Afghan Government, the UN and bilateral donors can exchange information, share expertise and establish guidelines for a more coordinated, efficient and effective use of resources for aid to the Afghan people.

References

External links

ACBAR's official website
Afghan diaspora in Pakistan Diaspora organisations in Pakistan Non-profit organisations based in Afghanistan Refugees in Pakistan {{Afghanistan-org-stub