Rapports

Recommendation Ensuring that communities and people affected by crisis receive appropriate and relevant assistance in a country like Afghanistan requires a comprehensive and collaborative approach involving multiple stakeholders. These include: further needs assessment, local community engagement, collaboration…

Introduction Since 2017, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict (‘Watchlist’) has published an annual policy note with recommendations for the United Nations Secretary-General on parties to armed conflict that have committed grave violations against children and therefore…

CONTEXT On 3 October 2023, the Government of Pakistan announced its decree “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’ setting a 1 November deadline for the ‘voluntary return’ of all undocumented Afghans in Pakistan to their country of origin. Following…

Geneva (ICRC) – On the occasion of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April, Erik Tollefsen, the head of the weapons contamination unit for the International Committee of the…

Life-disrupting injuries because of unexploded ordnance, death of a loved one, financial strain, psychological trauma and fear of the future – Sayed Reza, Muzhda Ahmadi and Abdullah Amiri have experienced the sharp sting of armed conflict…

Since 15 September, there has been a notable surge in the number of returnees to Afghanistan, taking place primarily through the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, following the announcement on 3 October by Pakistan’s national…

KABUL, 2 April 2024 - An old land mine has killed nine children in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, according to local authorities. The children - five boys and four girls, all aged between 5 and 10 -…

Situation overview Most of the earthquake-affected people remain in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and are settling back into their communities and recovering from the shock of the disaster. The harsh winter characterized by unprecedented heavy snowfall…

Highlights In 2024, 23.7 million people (12.4 million children) are in need of humanitarian assistance. In addition, approximately 180,000 people are at risk of natural disasters (54 per cent of them children). The Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) projections…

Highlights Series of earthquakes and aftershocks hit Herat province in western Afghanistan between 7 and 15 October 2023. Around 275 000 people are impacted. Most of the displaced individuals are grappling with various health issues. 179 122 individuals have…