Informes

Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan rise by 22 per cent in 2014 KABUL, 18 February 2015 - Increased ground engagements between parties to the armed conflict in Afghanistan are behind a 22 per cent rise in conflict-related deaths…

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 17, 2015 — Ahead of this week’s White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, a new three-country report by global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps evaluates key contributors to youth engagement in conflict, finding…

HIGHLIGHTS Conflict, refugees, and floods fuel humanitarian needs Afghanistan 2014 SRP 67% funded CHF projects help 1.8 million people in 2014 FUNDING 405 million requested (US$) 12% funded 2014 - Humanitarian action in review Conflict, refugees, and floods fuel humanitarian needs in Afghanistan Afghanistan swore…

Afghanistan - IOM is continuing to respond to the increase in undocumented Afghans returning from Pakistan, but has warned that it will run out of funds for the operation before the end of February. From the beginning…

New arrivals continue to be reported in both provinces, which underscores that there will be a significant caseload into 2015. As a result, humanitarian agencies will need to continue to respond to both emergency needs for…

Politics The year started with another transition for Afghanistan – the Presidential Palace hosted a ceremony to mark the move of security responsibility from ISAF to the Afghan National Security Forces on the 1st. But there was ongoing…

Afghanistan Protracted conflict, recurrent natural disasters, chronic poverty and underdevelopment continue to undermine the survival, livelihood and dignity of Afghans. The existing humanitarian needs intensified due to violent conflict and widespread occurrence of natural disasters in 2014,…

Significant numbers of new arrivals continue to be reported in the camp and less mountainous areas. This past week, UNHCR staff also registered 100 new families in Matun. These figures highlight that the influx of refugees…

by Abdullah Ahmadi - Programmes Director of Cooperation Center for Afghanistan (CCA) Abdullah shares his thoughts regarding his recent week at the London Conference on Afghanistan 1.You have been involved in human rights for many years. What types…

HIGHLIGHTS The Afghanistan HCT—comprising UN, international organization, and nongovernmental organization (NGO) representatives—releases Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Strategic Response Plan (SRP) for 2015 USAID supports winter preparedness and response activities USAID/FFP provides 26,100 metric tons (MT) of emergency food…