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This monthly protection update for Afghanistan provides a comprehensive overview of UNHCR’s different protection programs, aiming to prevent, mitigate and respond to protection risks faced by vulnerable populations in the context of the current humanitarian crisis and in the absence of durable solutions. The data and insights presented are derived from an extensive protection analysis, collected through a variety of robust tools and systems. The activities include protection monitoring, household assessments, voluntary repatriation, returns monitoring, specialized support for persons with specific needs, community engagement, complaints and feedback systems, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), child protection, women protection, and civil documentation. This update aims to highlight key achievements, ongoing challenges, and the critical needs of the affected communities, ensuring a transparent and effective protection response.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
589,789 Number of people reached through protection services (81,946 in November)
352,873 Number of women and girls reached (45,250 in November)
474,140 Number of refugee returns assisted by UNHCR (115,273 in November)
PROTECTION MONITORING
UNHCR relies on a broad variety of protection monitoring activities to collect evidence-based information on the protection needs and risks of forcibly displaced, returnee and host communities across Afghanistan. These activities include border monitoring, returnee monitoring, community-based protection monitoring (including household assessments, FGD and KII modalities). The data collected informs strategic priorities, operational decision-making and advocacy at field, national and global levels shaping the humanitarian and basic human needs response.