Rapports

Situation Overview COVID-19 Cases: 543,439 COVID-19 Deaths: 15,953 After a decline in July, cases in the Middle East jumped back in August to average around 15,000 per day. Both Israel and Turkey are reporting over 1,500 new case per…

Highlights by country South-West Asia Afghanistan • The ICU facility in Kabul (known as IQARUS) is now functional, with two ICU beds and 8 isolation wards and will also offer COVID-19 testing for staff members. The facility was set…

North-east: 35,065 people are in need of assistance Fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued across the north-east. Since late August, 8,783 families (about 61,481 people) who were displaced in…

HIGHLIGHTS • As of 16 September, 38,855 people in Afghanistan have tested positive for COVID-19; 1,436 have died and 32,503 have recovered. • Since the start of March, partners have medically screened 496,365 people at points-of-entry, reached 112,170…

SECURITY COUNCIL 8759TH MEETING (AM) SC/14303 The Security Council today decided to extend the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year, welcoming newly launched intra-Afghan negotiations and encouraging the parties to work towards a permanent, comprehensive…

URUZGAN, Afghanistan, 14 September 2020. UNICEF opens a new office in Tirinkot city in Uruzgan, a province in southern Afghanistan. This will enable UNICEF and its partners to provide life-saving services closer to most…

45th session of the Human Rights Council Item 2: Global Human Rights Update Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 14 September 2020 Distinguished President, Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends, In a context of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the…

Key Messages: • People confirmed to have COVID-19: 38,716 (as of 2pm, 13 September. Source: Afghanistan Ministry of Public Health - MoPH) • Deaths from COVID-19: 1,420 • Samples tested: 106,802 Key concerns: Border crossing areas, in-country testing capacity, protective…

On September 9th, 2020, at least 10 people were killed in a roadside explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan targeted at the nation’s Vice President, Amrullah Saleh. While the Vice President remained unharmed, the 10 people killed were all…

This report is produced by OCHA Afghanistan in collaboration with humanitarian partners via clusters. It covers activities carried out between 31 August and 6 September 2020. HIGHLIGHTS As of 9 September, 38,544 people in Afghanistan have tested positive…