Afghanistan
In Numbers 15.7 million people moderately (12 million) and severely (3.7 million) food insecure in rural Afghanistan (WFP analysis of EFSA results, 2018) 2.5 million drought-affected people targeted by WFP for food assistance (WFP analysis of EFSA results,…
Afghanistan
8AFGHANISTAN/Badghis: Sultana, 24, recently had to bury her youngest daughter, who froze to death in the Afghan desert.* Thousands of families have settled in tents on an arid field in the northwestern Afghan desert. After four years…
Afghanistan
(Kabul, 16 October 2018): The United Nations’ Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) have allocated $34.6 million in emergency aid to support 2.2 million people affected by a severe drought. With these funds,…
Afghanistan
Foreword Since it emerged from over two decades of war 17 years ago, Afghanistan has made steady progress across almost all economic and social sectors: girls are going to school again, all ethnic groups are being given…
Afghanistan
Brussels, 4 October 2018 EU humanitarian will support communities affected by the drought, civilian war casualties, and displaced populations The European Commission has allocated an additional €20 million in emergency aid to Afghanistan as the humanitarian situation has…
Afghanistan
Due to drought, high levels of food assistance needs will persist through the start of the lean season Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are present throughout Afghanistan due to declining purchasing power, disruption of normal livelihoods…
Afghanistan
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing…
Afghanistan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Afghanistan is currently facing a severe drought that has affected up to 20 provinces, mostly in the northern and western parts of the country. During the winter of 2017-2018, extremely poor rain and snow-fall, combined…
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Situation More than three decades of war, sustained flows of returnees, civil unrest, insurgent activity and recurring natural disasters have contributed to chronic humanitarian need in Afghanistan. Afghanistan faces severe drought in at least 20 provinces, displacing…
Afghanistan
Highlights • Some 120,000 people have newly displaced from rural areas of Badghis to Qala-e-Naw during the reporting period. • The number of people displaced due to the drought is currently more than 250,000 in the Western Region. •…
