Informes

See statement below from Refugees International’s President Eric Schwartz: Refugees International welcomes the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1615 on the 1988 Afghanistan sanctions regime. The resolution makes clear that the provision of “humanitarian assistance…

The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions on Afghanistan, Stressing the important role that the United Nations will continue to play in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan, Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and…

In Numbers 22.8 million people – half of the population – will face acute food insecurity from November 2021, including 8.7 million at risk of famine-like conditions 3.2 million children and 700,000 pregnant and lactating women currently at…

Highlights • The humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in Afghanistan, with alarming disruptions in health and nutrition services, a disastrous food crisis, drought, outbreaks of measles, acute watery diarrhoea, polio and other preventable diseases, as well as…

On December 20, the Government of Japan decided to contribute a total of approximately 109 million US dollars from the FY2021 supplementary budget to Afghanistan and its neighboring countries to address the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The…

SITUATION OVERVIEW The impact of the recent upheaval continues to be felt across the country, including in the social services sector. With the onset of winter, health care needs across the country are increasing, thereby adding burden to…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with support from the State of Qatar, delivered Wednesday a shipment of desperately needed aid to Afghanistan, the first of several emergency airlifts to arrive in the coming days. The essential…

OVERVIEW Afghanistan is descending into the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Amidst the backdrop of an already dire situation following 40 years of war, economic decline, price increases, and rising poverty, in 2021 the people of…

Afghanistan: Government collapse marked by ‘repeated war crimes and relentless bloodshed’ – new report The Taliban, United States military, and Afghan security forces were all responsible for attacks that resulted in extensive civilian suffering before the country’s…

Statement by Nada Al-Nashif UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights 14 December 2021 Geneva, Palais des Nation, Room XX Distinguished President of the Council, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, The people of Afghanistan today face a profound humanitarian crisis that threatens the most basic…