Reports

HIGHLIGHTS Humanitarian response to crop failures in central highlands Afghanistan still the most dangerous country for aid workers 24 incidents of violence against humanitarians personnel and assets recorded in October ECHO presents its Afghanistan Humanitarian Implementation Plan for 2014 Improved…

Normal harvests provide adequate winter food reserves, except in the West-Central Highlands KEY MESSAGES Food security outcomes from October to March 2014 are anticipated to be Minimal (IPC Phase 1) in most parts of the country as first…

Key Highlights:  The wheat price was decreasing in global markets started in December 2012 and continued up to March 2013, after an increasing trend from May to November 2012. In the current month (September 2013), the…

HIGHLIGHTS Attacks against humanitarian workers continue to hinder access and interrupt relief services USAID/OFDA recently provided $4.5 million to improve access to lifesaving emergency health services in Afghanistan

Wheat is the staple food for most Afghans, comprising more than 70 percent of their diet. Low-quality rice is a poor, but sometimes necessary, substitute. All markets represent significant population centers and consumer markets. Kabul, the…

HIGHLIGHTS • Rain fed crops reduced by 80 per cent in parts of central highlands • 40 per cent decrease in the number of Afghan refugees returned to Afghanistan in the first 3 quarters of this year • Violations…

HIGHLIGHTS: Wheat: Average wheat grain retail price in the main cities of the country was increasing from August 2012 through March 2013, then it was decreasing during April – June 2013 and slightly increased during July –…

I. Introduction The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/16 and Security Council resolution 2096 (2013), in which the Council requested me to report on developments in Afghanistan every three months. The report provides an…

A near normal second harvest is underway KEY MESSAGES • In general, acute food insecurity is anticipated to be Minimal (IPC Phase 1) in most parts of the country asfirst and second harvests were normal to above normal…

The UK is part of a 49-nation coalition to prevent international terrorists, including Al Qaeda, from again using Afghanistan as a base from which to operate, threatening our security and that of the region. The Government has…