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Looking to 2024, the situation in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries will continue to be challenging. As highlighted by the UN Security Council, the human rights situation in Afghanistan, especially related to the rights of women and girls and religious and ethnic minorities, remains dire as do the humanitarian needs — 23.7 million people (over half of Afghanistan’s population) require urgent humanitarian assistance to survive. The situation has also been compounded by a devastating series of natural disasters and climate-induced emergencies, including deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan in 2023 as well as floods and earthquakes in Pakistan and Iran in 2022