Rapports

Highlights • A scale-up of response activities is underway to provide humanitarian support to communities in Herat Province, Western Afghanistan in the aftermath of a sequence of shallow, powerful earthquakes with magnitudes exceeding 6.0, accompanied by recurring…

Highlights Series of earthquakes hit Herat Province in western Afghanistan between on 7 and 15 October 2023. As of 19 October: • 1482 deaths • 2100 injuries • 3,330 homes destroyed • 43,400 people directly affected • 40 health facilities damaged An estimated 114,000 people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Around 43,400 people are…

Three deadly earthquakes struck western Afghanistan between 7 and 15 October, killing more than 1,400 people and destroying thousands of homes. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is working around the clock to save and rebuild lives. Our…

Highlights Three major earthquakes, all with magnitude of 6.3, hit the western region of Afghanistan on 7 October, 11 October and 15 October. As of 13 October, there have been: 1480 deaths 1950 injuries 4,642 households destroyed An estimated 114,000 people are…

Overview This multi-sectoral Herat Earthquake Response Plan requires approximately $93.6 million to support 114,000 earthquake-affected people in Herat. Assistance is urgently required to address the critical, time-sensitive needs of the most vulnerable populations throughout the winter months…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Community-led arts programmes like ‘social circuses’ are gaining attention globally as a way to help disadvantaged youth build resilience, confidence, and skills. ‘Social circus’ is a type of psycho-social intervention that uses circus arts to…

Three large earthquakes and several aftershocks have shaken the western part of Afghanistan in the past week, killing thousands and levelling villages. More than 27,155 people have been directly impacted by the earthquakes, with women and…

Highlights On 15 October, areas north-east of Herat City were hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, the third in a week to strike communities in Herat Province. At the time of writing, two people were reportedly killed and…

SITUATION OVERVIEW Two-thirds of Afghanistan’s population, 28.8 million people, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance to survive as the country enters its third consecutive year of drought conditions and the second year of crippling economic decline,…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Eujin Byun – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. GENEVA – UNHCR, the…