Informes

Second crop harvest likely average to above-average KEY MESSAGES The wheat harvest has progressed normally in high-elevation areas with average to above-average yields anticipated. Second crops, including rice, maize, vegetables, and fruit, developed normally with production expected to…

Highlights · WFP is currently facing a very critical resource and food shortfall and is urgently seeking US$ 40 million for its programme implementation in 2014. The food shortfall is occurring ahead of the winter season, making…

Mastana, 60, had never tasted lettuce before in her life. Living in an isolated mountain village in remote Afghanistan, Mastana’s diet hasn’t changed throughout her life. Daily meals consist of wheat, barley, yoghurt (from sheep’s milk),…

With decades of conflict and a harsh geographical terrain, unemployment is high in Afghanistan. This is tough for families especially during the "lean season," the months before harvest time when food stocks and employment opportunities often…

Context: The relative security of the province together with the significant livelihood, economic and commercial opportunities created by trade with Iran have attracted people fleeing conflict, natural disaster and poverty over the last 20 years: the…

Context: The province ranks third in the CHAP 2014 with comparatively negative indicators across all sectors. Badghis is vulnerable to natural disasters with predictable and recurrent natural hazards (flooding and drought) having localised but significant impact,…

Context: The CHAP 2014 identified Ghor as the province with the fifth highest relative humanitarian need in Afghanistan. The province is chronically food insecure with dependence on rain-fed agriculture, making it vulnerable to recurrent droughts. Seasonal…

OVERVIEW Key achievements toward Strategic Objectives Through a combination of essential humanitarian response interventions at least two million people have been reached with humanitarian aid in the form of health, WASH, shelter or food assistance. In addition to…

Background International Medical Corps (IMC) is one of the leading organizations who first implemented gender-based violence (GBV) projects in the Eastern Region of Afghanistan. In addition to implementing two GBV projects, including a community based and a…

Wheat is the staple food for most Afghans, comprising more than 70 percent of their diet. Low-quality rice is a poor, but sometimes necessary, substitute. All markets represent significant population centers and consumer markets. Kabul, the…