Rapports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Description of the Context Humanitarian conditions in Afghanistan have steadily deteriorated in recent years due to the protracted conflict and recurrent natural disaster—particularly drought, flash floods, and other extreme weather. An intensified conflict in 2011 caused…

Medair helps families bridge the food gap and rebuild their communities after devastating flash floods destroyed their harvest. In the summer of 2010, the worst flash floods in 50 years struck some of the most remote communities…

Executive Summary Afghanistan is experiencing one of its worst droughts in a decade. The most recent rainfall season (November 2010 to April 2011) was extremely poor, especially between November and January. The exceptional lack of precipitation is…

(Extract) Humanitarian Affairs More than 100 people held a rally in Kabul against the execution of some Afghan prisoners in Iran, as de-tailed by Pajhwok Afghan News. The protestors, most of whom were relatives of the prisoners, called…

(Extract) Humanitarian Affairs The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has released an updated emergency food security assess-ment on the 14 Afghan provinces affected by drought. The report, which is based on surveys of residents in the drought-affected areas,…

The Government of Finland has donated 1 million euros (US$ 1.4 million) to WFP Afghanistan, which will be used to buy nutritious food for young children. WFP Afghanistan today announced a donation of 1 million euros (US$…

Despite a recent media crisis about Afghan winter food assistance, progress is already underway,” said HE Mohammad Asif Rahimi, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) today. “Drought puts up to 2.6 million Afghans at additional risk…

(Extract) Humanitarian Affairs Two organisations, Oxfam and Save the Children, have warned that more than two million Afghans in the drought-affected, mountainous areas of Afghanistan could be at risk of severe hunger if they are stranded for months…

Government Reports on Canada’s Engagement in Afghanistan (No. 11.143 - November 23, 2011 - 3:30 PM) The Honourable Peter MacKay Minister of National Defence, today tabled the Government of Canada’s thirteenth quarterly report on Canada’s engagement in…

Low wheat flour prices improves outlook for the lean season and good early seasonal rains improves 2012 wheat harvest prospects Key Messages • Food security outcomes have shifted from Crisis (IPC phase 3) to Stress (IPC phase 2)…