Afghanistan
Introduction and Methodology Following over 40 years of conflict, displacement, and natural disaster, Afghanistan remains one of the most extensive humanitarian crises, with 24.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Of these, 10.9 million people are…
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Afghanistan: Inability to transfer aid funding puts millions at risk A new report finds that Western economic measures imposed on Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover are preventing aid agencies from moving funds into and within the country,…
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SG/SM/21121 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security, in New York today: Six months after the takeover by the Taliban,…
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‘I thank the brave women activists, the human rights defenders and the other Afghans who took part in the meetings with the Taliban in Oslo. It is important that they sat face to face with the…
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SC/14776 SECURITY COUNCIL 8954TH MEETING (AM) Permanent Representative Urges New Leaders to ‘Act Responsibly’, Save Country from Crisis Now is the time for the Taliban to expand opportunity for the people of Afghanistan and demonstrate a real commitment to be…
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UN announces Transitional Engagement Framework (TEF) for Afghanistan to save lives, sustain services and preserve community systems Kabul, Geneva, New York, 26 January 2022 – The UN team in Afghanistan has launched its One-UN Transitional Engagement Framework…
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Afghanistan: Taliban Target LGBT Afghans Surge in Threats, Rape, Assault, Wrongful Detention (New York) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Afghans and people who do not conform to rigid gender norms in Afghanistan have faced an increasingly…
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KABUL - Statement by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ms. Deborah Lyons Afghanistan Economic Conference – A New Beginning, 19 January 2022 Excellencies, I congratulate you for the initiative of holding this conference. The economic situation is…
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In Numbers 22.8 million people – half of the population – are projected to be acutely food insecure in 2022,1 including 8.7 million at risk of famine-like conditions 4.7 million children, pregnant and lactating women at risk of…
Afghanistan
Summary The situation in Afghanistan is highly concerning. Based on available data, some of it collected before the August 2021 transition of power and related disruptions, all provinces of the country are in need of humanitarian assistance…
