Afghanistan
Statement by the ICRC President Peter Maurer at Afghanistan Economic Conference, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — 19 January 2022 Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. On my visits to Afghanistan over…
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In the major humanitarian crisis Afghanistan is facing, the EU has launched projects worth €268.3 million, stepping up vital support to the Afghan population. The EU support focusses on maintaining education, sustaining livelihoods, and protecting public…
Afghanistan
Severe Restrictions, Harassment, Fear in Ghazni Province (New York) – Taliban rule has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls, new research shows, Human Rights Watch and the Human Rights Institute at San Jose State…
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2022 POPULATION FIGURES (inclusive of all five countries above) 2,526,110 Projected end-2022 Afghan Refugees 1,399,588 Targeted undocumented Afghans and Afghans of other Status 1,776,800 Targeted host community population Situation Overview Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries, particularly the Islamic Republic of Iran and the…
Afghanistan
GENEVA (17 January 2022) – Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, a group of UN human rights experts* said today. The experts reiterated their alarm…
Afghanistan
Overview Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and its fragile health system remains in need of critical support. WHO and partners have scaled up support to mitigate the impact of the crisis on the lives of…
Afghanistan
In Numbers 22.8 million people – half of the population – are projected to be acutely food insecure in 2022 including 8.7 million at risk of famine-like conditions 4.7 million children, pregnant and lactating women at risk of…
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Over the past month, the Islamic State (IS) attacked Taliban forces and civilians in Afghanistan, amid ongoing clashes between the National Resistance Front (NRF) and the Taliban. Meanwhile, skirmishes between Taliban forces and neighboring state forces…
Afghanistan
IRC clinics see thirty-fold increase in acutely malnourished children in one month alone IRC calls on international community to reach a solution that puts food, medicine and cash in the hands of Afghans as UN raises the…
Afghanistan
This report is produced by OCHA Afghanistan in collaboration with humanitarian partners via clusters. This report covers activities carried out between 16 and 31 December 2021. It aims to provide a frequent overview of response activities…
