Reports

On July 5, 2023, the UN Security Council will hold its open debate on children and armed conflict (CAAC), under the United Kingdom's presidency. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG-CAAC)…

HIGHLIGHTS Critical funding gaps threaten humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan Pg. 01 Humanitarians welcome Mr. Daniel Endres the Humanitarian Coordinator (a.i) for Afghanistan Pg. 02 Women and children at the heart of Afghanistan’s protection crisis due to mounting restrictions Pg.…

HON NANAIA MAHUTA Aotearoa New Zealand is providing a further NZ$11 million in funding to support the United Nations’ response to the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “Afghanistan is one of…

Highlights The number of people in need has risen from 28.3 million to 28.8 million people mainly due to an increase in the number of people requiring protection services. As the weather warms, cases of acute watery diarrhoea…

Chapter 1 REGIONAL OVERVIEW The total number of refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced people, stateless people, returnees and other persons of concern to UNHCR in the Asia and the Pacific region by end of 2022 stood at 14.3 million,…

The past several years have been extremely challenging for the people of Afghanistan. Already suffering from decades of conflict and instability, Afghanistan’s human rights, governance, humanitarian, and development situations deteriorated sharply after the Taliban takeover in…

For the purposes of the AAP/PSEA Working Group, the Asia Pacific region covers over thirty countries and regions, representing a diverse range of challenges.1 Looking across the region, protracted crises, displacement, long-running internal conflict, natural disasters,…

I. Introduction The present report, prepared following consultations and covering the period from January to December 2022, is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2427 (2018). The report includes trends regarding the impact of armed conflict on…

About this report The spotlight on social impact in Afghanistan is a recurring report released every four months that aims to shed light on themes emerging from information about the country that have or are likely to have a…

KABUL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Carl Skau visited Afghanistan last week to see first-hand WFP’s operations in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. He…