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Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Conflict Induced Displacements (as of 05 February 2017)

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Actual displacements between 1 January 2017 and 25 January 2017

From 1 January 2017 to 25 January 2017, 9,759 individuals fled their homes due to conflict. A total of 12 out of 34 provinces had recorded some level of forced displacement. Constrained humanitarian access hinders assessments, thus preventing verification of the full extent of displacement and undermining the provision of assistance and services. Displacement affects all individuals differently withneeds, vulnerabilities and protection risks evolving over time due to exhaustion of coping mechanisms and only basic emergency assistance provided following initial displacement. Inadequate shelter, food insecurity, insufficient access to sanitation and health facilities, as well as a lack of protection, often result in precarious living conditions that jeopardises the well-being and dignity of affected

Beneficiaries assisted between 1 January 2017 and 2 February 2017

From 1 January 2017 to 2 February 2017, 47,856 displaced individuals were provided humanitarian assistance in 18 provinces and 34 districts. Constrained humanitarian access hinders assessments, thus preventing verification of the full extent of displacement and undermining the provision of assistance and services. Displacement affects all individuals differently with needs, vulnerabilities and protection risks evolving over time due to exhaustion of coping mechanisms and only basic emergency assistance provided following initial displacement. Inadequate shelter, food insecurity, insufficient access to sanitation and health facilities, as well as a lack of protection, often result in precarious living conditions that jeopardises the well-being and dignity of affected families.

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