Evaluaciones

A team from American Refugee Committee will fly to Iran in the coming weeks to assess the humanitarian needs of the people fleeing hunger and war in Afghanistan. With winter fast approaching and the military conflict uprooting growing numbers…

Recent escalation of conflict and military action have displaced a large number of people exacerbating the grave food difficulties. Substantial food and other humanitarian assistance is urgently required. Even before the events of 11 September, Afghanistan was gripped by a…

Harsh weather conditions for the last several years have caused progressively shrinking cereal production and livestock. Excessive heat and shortage of rainfall during the summer have left 30 percent of the country experiencing drought and a further 40 percent…

A recent joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to DPR Korea estimated aggregate cereal production at about 4.26 million tonnes (3.54 million tonnes in milled basis), above last year and one of the best harvest since 1995/1996. The…

Adequate rainfall benefited the crops in late September. Relief efforts are going on in the southern part of the country in Svay Rieng, Takeo and Kompot affected by floods in August. Some 500 000 of the flood affected people…

A prolonged drought in seven southern districts for three consecutive seasons leading to crop failure has affected 1.6 million people and has caused more than 300 000 farmers to become food insecure. The majority of the victims are landless…

Rome, October 2001 Highlights The outlook for 2001 cereal output has deteriorated since June due to persisting drought in some important producing countries. The latest forecasts put world production well below anticipated utilization in 2001/02, pointing to a substantial decline in stocks.…

A transition strategy for Afghanistan and the immediate region Afghanistan has for far too long, lived outside the mainstream of the international community. Limited international engagement over the years has greatly reduced the incentives for Afghanistan to play its role as…

Written and supervised by pascale NajimiCartography and field data analysis by waheeda Azizi Field data analysis by ahmad Shah Sahi October 2001 1 - INTRODUCTION This report provides the preliminary analysis of the survey that WFP Afghanistan's VAM unit together…

Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. Landmines pose an ever-present danger to civilians now attempting to flee the country or areas of potential conflict. If United States forces engage in…