Informes

I. Introduction The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/11 and Security Council resolution 2405 (2018), in which the Secretary-General was requested to report every three months on developments in Afghanistan. The report provides an…

Context and Rationale Afghanistan over the past five years more particularly since mid2017 has been facing severe difficulties of serious drought that has recorded a deficit of 70 percent precipitation across most parts of the country. While…

Context and Background Continued instability has resulted in increasing difficulty of access to many districts in Afghanistan, resulting in a number of districts being classified as ‘Hard-to-reach’ (HTR). In addition to sustained levels of conflict in a number…

Drought, Conflict, and Displacement drive food insecurity across the country Key Messages The number of households facing acute food insecurity typically decreases with the July to September harvest. However, due to drought the total number of people in…

Highlights The number of people displaced due to the drought has surpassed 150,000 in August in the Western Region. Most of them are located in informal sites in Hirat and Qala-e-Naw cities. Some 311,000 people received food, cash…

SUMMARY Context After 17 years of continued crisis, Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most complex humanitarian emergencies, driven by escalating conflict and a devastating drought with a precipitation deficit of more than 70% in the preceding year…

15/08/2018 Afghanistan is experiencing one of the world’s most complex humanitarian emergencies. Ongoing conflict, natural disasters, internal displacement and cross-border movements continue to increase food insecurity. This year, farmers are also suffering from a drought that is…

Key issues in the past week: In Ghazni City, an estimated 270,000 residents are caught in a city that has turned into a battlefield. The drought has led to further displacement in Badghis, Farah and Ghor provinces. Humanitarian agencies…

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY In June 2018, WFP mVAM conducted a market monitoring survey in 9 of the most drought-affected provinces (all located in Northern Afghanistan): Badghis, Faryab, Saripul, Jawzjan, Balkh, Takhar, Ghor, Kunduz, and Badakhshan. This survey will serve…

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…