Introduction
The analysis provided in this report relies on data gathered through UNHCR’s protection monitoring tools. UNHCR’s Community Based Protection Monitoring (CBPM) interventions include household-level assessments, key informant interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs), aiming to collect evidence-based information on the protection needs and risks of displaced, returnee and host communities. CBPM outcomes inform UNHCR programming and strategic decision-making and advocacy and also feed into the Afghanistan Protection Cluster's analysis and information products. UNHCR has also developed a public version of its Community Based Protection Monitoring Dashboards, which will enhance transparency and accessibility for all stakeholders. Rapid multi-sectoral household assessments (RHAF) aim to identify persons in need of assistance through UNHCR’s protection and assistance programmes and also provide valuable insights into the vulnerabilities of households as well as related protection needs and risks. The selection of areas is based on the high density of displaced and returnees among communities, including priority areas of return and reintegration and newly accessible areas. UNHCR’s population groups include refugee returnees, IDPs, IDP returnees, refugees and asylum seekers and members of the host communities.
KEY POINTS
- Women and girls continue to face significant challenges in accessing basic services and assistance, reflecting their systemic discrimination and movement restrictions.
- Among the surveyed population in November, 62% of head of households reported experiencing one or more forms of vulnerabilities, indicating 2% decrease compared to October.
- Food assistance was the most crucial need highlighted by surveyed households, followed by Clothing/NFI services.
- Many families reported having resorted to harmful coping mechanisms, such as borrowing money, selling assets, stop sending children to school and engage them in labor work that imply serious child protection risks.