Rapports

HIGHLIGHTS - According to the inter-ministerial assessment in 14-provinces, an estimated 17,293 households were displaced in the last three months across the 70 districts surveyed. - Poor access to drinking water caused 50% of the displacement, 37% was…

Six years of continuous drought, compounded by this year's very low and erratic precipitation, and higher-than-normal temperatures resulted in early and rapid depletion of snow pack, increased evaporation of surface water, and a continuing drop in…

(A) Highlights (B) Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iran (C) East and Central Africa: (1) Burundi, (2) DR Congo, (3) Djibouti, (4) Eritrea, (5) Ethiopia, (6) Kenya, (7) Rwanda, (8) Somalia, (9) Sudan,…

(A) Highlights (B) Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Russian Federation (C) East and Central Africa: (1) Burundi, (2) DR Congo, (3) Djibouti, (4) Eritrea, (5) Ethiopia, (6) Rwanda, (7) Somalia, (8) Sudan, (9)…

Poor suffer from rising food prices Rome, Italy, 16 September 2004 -- Afghanistan's agriculture has suffered widespread crop failure caused by below average rains as well as plant and animal diseases, according to a joint report issued today by the…

Mission Highlights - Agricultural production in Afghanistan once again suffered a sharp decline owing to reduced precipitation in some areas and drought in others. This is a real setback to the robust recovery of the past couple of years…

(A) Highlights (B) Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan, (2 Russian Federation (C East and Central Africa: (1) Burundi, (2) DR Congo, (3 Djibouti, (4) Eritrea, (5) Ethiopia, (6) Republic of Congo, (7 Rwanda, (8)…

This appeal has been prepared in partnership by the Government of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan and the United Nations. The Government and the United Nations seek to respond together to the immediate needs arising from the continued…

"Immediate assistance is needed to combat the consequences of the longest and most severe drought in Afghanistan," says Haneef Atmar, Minister for Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) and chairman of the Drought Response Steering Committee. The scale of the needs…

Highlights - The Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan and the UN have launched a joint appeal for assistance to tackle the problems arising from drought and water shortages. - Climatic changes and very low precipitation have caused a…