Reports

I. Introduction 1 . The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/11 and Security Council resolution 2678 (2023), in which the Secretary-General was requested to report every three months on the situation in Afghanistan…

Afghanistan: A History of Conflict Afghanistan ranks among the most vulnerable countries to climate change1 . Widely regarded as a “threat multiplier”, climate change intensifies human insecurity and poses poverty, displacement, and fragility risks.2 According to recent…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Afghanistan's prolonged conflicts have resulted in extensive explosive ordnance contamination, leading to the establishment of the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA) in 1989. MAPA has been instrumental in addressing the threats of landmines and…

The Inter-Sector Winter Prioritisation for 2023 represents an analysis by the Inter-Cluster Coordination Team (ICCT) that identifies locations where seasonal risks during the October to December period (early onset winter season) and underserved locations intersect, therefore indicating where the…

Highlights • The number of people in need increased from 28.3 million in January to 29.2 million people in May, mainly due to an increase in the number of people requiring specialized protection services. • During the first half of…

Seven-year-old Omar’s daily routine used to involve going with his brother and some friends to the fields near their home in Kabul’s Khake Jabar district and gathering fodder for their cattle. He knew the chore well…

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.…

I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/11 and Security Council resolutions 2626 (2022) and 2678 (2023), in which the Secretary-General was requested to report every three months on the situation…

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…

Afghanistan is facing a complex crisis in which natural disasters and climate-related shocks affect communities already reeling from decades of protracted conflict and compounding crises. Afghanistan is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, ranked…