Reports

Vidya Diwakar, Ihsanullah Ghafoori, and Orzala Nemat Executive Summary Afghanistan is experiencing contemporaneous crises including drought, floods, COVID-19, insecurity, political and economic crises, and displacement, all of which pose serious risks (Figure 1). This layering of crises heightens…

Widespread protection risks persist in Afghanistan as a consequence of the continuing humanitarian and economic crisis, as well as due to shrinking protection spaces particularly for women, girls, and other vulnerable groups. The human rights situation…

KABUL, 10 December 2022 - The United Nations in Afghanistan calls upon the country’s de facto authorities to live up to commitments enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a landmark document codifying everyone’s fundamental…

Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, students of a religious school were killed in an attack in Aybak city, Afghanistan as the former prime minister and militia leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was attacked in Kabul city.…

Key Figures (For November 2022) 531,511 People reached with emergency health services 13,293 People received trauma care services 811 MT Medical and Non-Medical supplies provided 725 Health workers trained 121 Surveillance support team deployed to outbreak areas Summary of Outbreaks (Cumulative Cases) 205,66…

HIGHLIGHTS Afghanistan is experiencing unprecedented and rising humanitarian needs. Some 28.3 million people, more than 65 per cent of the population, are projected to be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2023. Afghan women and girls are facing…

UNICEF is appalled to learn of the explosion in the Madrasa Al Jihad in Aybak City, Samangan Province, Northern Region, earlier today. It has initially been reported that children were amongst those killed and wounded. The exact…

One 15-year-old journey's to Iran and back, in search of a better life Sam Mort & Omid Fazel HERAT, AFGHANISTAN - His family had struggled with poverty, unemployment and sickness for years. But the moment 15-year-old Hamed decided…

Afghan's lives have been deeply impacted and transformed by over four decades of war. Some people lost a limb dur to the conflict or accidents. They saw their mobility and independence reduced, faced the stigma of…

HIGHLIGHTS ▪ UNHCR released the Mid-year Report on the Afghanistan Situation Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRP). Conditions for refugees and Afghans of other statuses in host countries have deteriorated since the launch of the RRP earlier this…