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In Numbers
Nearly 20 million people are projected to be acutely food-insecure between November 2022 and March 2023, including more than 6 million people in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), according to preliminary estimates
4 million people are acutely malnourished, including 3.2 million children under the age of five
28.3 million people – two-thirds of Afghanistan’s population – require multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance in 2023
Highlights
• In 2023, WFP plans to reach 16.8 million people with emergency food, nutrition, and livelihood support through the distribution of more than 1 million MT of food and USD 268 million in cash-based transfers.
• The latest IPC Acute Malnutrition Analysis for Afghanistan shows that 4 million women and children are acutely malnourished through April 2023.
• WFP is facing a funding shortfall of US$763 million to sustain its operations in the next six months.
Situation Update
• In a severe blow to humanitarian operations, the de facto authorities banned Afghan women from working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in a decree issued on 24 December 2022.
• Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan are acutely food-insecure (IPC 3+), including more than 6.1 million people on the brink of famine-like conditions in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency), according to preliminary projections for November 2022 to March 2023.
• Four million pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under five (6-59 months) are currently suffering from acute malnutrition, according to the latest IPC acute malnutrition analysis. This includes 3.2 million children, of which 875,227 are suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and 2.3 million are suffering from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). More than 804,000 PLW are acutely malnourished.
• Two provinces – Badakhshan and Paktika – are classified in IPC Acute Malnutrition Phase 4 (Critical), while 23 other provinces are classified in IPC Acute Malnutrition Phase 3 (Serious).
• The current food crisis is exacerbated by the climate crisis, as 30 out of 34 provinces in Afghanistan reported extremely low water quality.