Informes

SG/SM/20878 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: At the request of the Secretary-General, Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, is currently in…

With food aid running out, Afghanistan is facing the collapse of basic services, said UN agencies on Tuesday, releasing a flash appeal for more than $600 million to support around 11 million across the crisis-wracked country…

NEW YORK, 7 September 2021– “Since 14 August, hundreds of children have been separated from their families amidst chaotic conditions, including large-scale evacuations, in and around the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Some of these…

Attacks on Education Rose 33 Percent Globally, Prompting Calls for Urgent Action (New York) -- Explosive weapons were used to attack about 40 schools in Afghanistan during the first six months of 2021, as Taliban forces took…

Head of WFP's office in Herat describes the days the city fell and why he decided to stay 6 September 2021, Qadir Assemy Herat is my city. The place my family and I call home. It is Afghanistan’s…

OVERVIEW Forty years of war, recurrent natural disasters, chronic poverty, drought and the COVID-19 pandemic have devastated the people of Afghanistan. The recent escalation in conflict and resulting upheaval has only exacerbated needs and further complicated an…

At the request of the Secretary-General, Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, is currently in Kabul. During his visit today Mr. Griffiths met with Mullah Baradar and the leadership…

Some Afghan women are going days without food as the country’s hunger crisis worsens by the day, Islamic Relief is warning. Many people are getting increasingly desperate as food runs out, prices skyrocket and unemployment rises. With…

SITUATION OVERVIEW Supplies: Kabul airport remains closed for all flights. WHO is continuing to explore options to get more urgently needed medical supplies into the country. Three flights carrying WHO medical supplies are expected to arrive over…

South: Access to health services limited In the reporting period, the overall security situation in the south remained relatively calm. Reportedly, civilians continued to be affected by roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonations mainly in central districts…