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CORE ASSESSMENT DATA
Protection monitoring is crucial to understand better the protection needs and priorities of displaced, IDP and refugee returnee and host communities, as well as to inform evidence-based programming, strategic decision making and advocacy.
From 1 January to 31 December 2023, UNHCR and its partners ARAA, WADAN, WAW and WSTA conducted 77,825 household-level assessments, 3,961 key informant interviews and 3,145 focus group discussions in 342 (out of 401) districts in all 34 provinces to identify families in need of assistance.
UNHCR relies on its two main household assessment tools to gather a comprehensive dataset: the Rapid Household Assessment Form (RHAF) – designed to assess the eligibility of the most vulnerable households for assistance purposes - as well as UNHCR’s Community-Based Protection Monitoring (CBPM) tools. CBPM provides more in-depth protection information and data on key thematic areas and directly feeds into the Afghanistan Protection Cluster’s protection analysis, and information products available on Afghanistan Global Protection Cluster. Detailed analysis based on the findings extracted from these household-level multisectoral assessments is summarized in each section of this report and complemented by the feedback obtained through CBPM key informant interviews and focus group discussions (FGD). UNHCR used a generative AI tool (Quid) to facilitate the processing and analysis of qualitative FGD data.
DISCLAIMER
Findings presented in this report are indicative as assessments were conducted based on sampling or random selection (in the case of border monitoring interviews). At the same time, assessments covering 582,960 individuals/ 77,825 households across Afghanistan, present valuable information regarding the protection and humanitarian situation in the country and the needs of the displaced, returnees and host communities whom UNHCR serves.
Limitations exist when conducting in-depth protection assessments in the context of the extremely diminished protection environment of Afghanistan. Due to wide-spread fears and uncertainty among the communities as well as the close observation of protection-related activities by the de-facto authorities, some of the topics explored (including freedom of movement, safety and security, dispute resolution or interference in assistance provision) are perceived as highly sensitive. While the data obtained can provide indications on the prevalence of certain issues within a community, it may not allow for a conclusive appraisal of the scope of the protection risk.