Assessments

Background The international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan spans 2,430 km (1,510 miles). On the Pakistan side, the border touches the provinces/regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Balochistan. Throughout its history, the…

Introduction In the winter of 2016/2017, Mongolia was hit by a severe winter dzud for the second year in a row. 65,000 households were affected, with at least 20,000 more considered at risk, in 17 provinces of Mongolia. As…

Sri Lanka’s food production hit by extreme drought followed by floods Rice production to drop by nearly 40 percent in 2017 - assisting farmers is critical to halt growing food insecurity 22 June 2017, Rome - A severe…

KEY FINDINGS The locust infestation affected the crops in Bala Murghab and Qadis districts of Badghis province and Chaghcharan and Dawlat Yar districts of Ghor province this year (2017). Aforementioned districts in Ghor were also affected by locust…

Background On June 13th the districts of Bandarban, Chittagong, Rangamati, Khagrachari and Cox’s Bazaar suffered from possibly the deadliest landslides in their history. The disaster killed an estimated 160 persons, including 115 persons in Rangamati alone. According…

KEY FINDINGS The locust infestation affected the crops in Bala Murghab and Qadis districts of Badghis province and Chaghcharan and Dawlat Yar districts of Ghor province this year (2017). Aforementioned districts in Ghor were also affected by locust…

Background The National Strategy on Myanmar Refugees and Undocumented Myanmar Nationals (UMN) formulated by the Government of Bangladesh highlights the fact that more than 300,000 Rohingyas have crossed the border and are living in Bangladesh. Following an…

1. General Information: Assessment Location: (Province/District/Village) Pul I Khumri, Baghlan Type of crises: (Conflict/Nat. Disaster/Other) Conflict Crisis Location: (Province/District/Village) Dahani-e-Ghori, Pul I Khumri Assessment Team: (Name of I/NGO in the assessment team) WFP, ACTED, DoRR, WAW, DACAAR Crises date: (date of…

1. General Information: Assessment Location: (Province/District/Village) Pul I Khumri, Baghlan Type of crises: (Conflict/Nat. Disaster/Other) Conflict Assessment Team: (Name of I/NGO in the assessment team) ACTED, WFP, DACAAR, WAW, DoRR Crises date: (date of displacement-Estimated) 04/02/17-09/ Date of Notification: 22/05/17 Date of…

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY In April 2017, WFP Afghanistan Country Office piloted an mVAM Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) data collection activity by conducting phone interviews with returnee households in Jalalabad City who had received WFP assistance in over the…