Afghanistan - Appeal Updates

Executive summary A shrinking protection space, a fragile economy, insufficient access to basic services, natural hazards and climate-induced shocks, as well as regional political dynamics continue...

HIGHLIGHTS As the drivers of need in Afghanistan shift from conflict to economic hardship, climateinduced shocks and significant operating barriers, the humanitarian outlook remains bleak. In...

47 million children will need humanitarian assistance in South Asia in 2025 – UNICEF UNICEF appeals for US$ 1.6 billion in humanitarian funding to deliver life-saving support for children in...

WFP urgently needs USD 14.5 million to support 80,000 flood-affected populations across the country for a period of 6 - 12 months with Emergency Food Assistance, Nutrition and Resilience activities. ...

SITUATION OVERVIEW On 10 May 2024, flash floods swept across multiple provinces in the northeast region of Afghanistan. The provinces that were most impacted by the flash floods were Badakhshan,...

Context analysis Afghanistan remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. In 2024, an estimated 23.7 million people – more than half of Afghanistan’s population – are projected to require...

Afghanistan: Afghanistan remains one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. In 2024, an estimated 23.7 million people – more than half of Afghanistan’s population – are projected to require...

CONTEXT On 3 October 2023, the Government of Pakistan announced its decree “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’ setting a 1 November deadline for the ‘voluntary return’ of all undocumented Afghans...

What happened, where and when? On 3 March 2024, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) under the auspices of the Vice President convened an Emergency Task Force Meeting in response to the heavy...

Highlights Inequitable access to nutritious diets, nutrition services and positive nutrition and care practices has compounded global gender inequality, undermining women’s and girls’ ability to live...

Afghanistan continues to grapple with an enduring humanitarian crisis characterized by a multitude of challenges. Afghan citizens endure an unstable health system and confront the daily spectre of...

Afghanistan continues to face unprecedented, growing, and compounding humanitarian crises as it grapples with the fallout of forty years of conflict, widespread poverty, extreme and variable...

HIGHLIGHTS In Afghanistan, 23.3 million people, including 12.6 million children, are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2024, mainly due to the residual impacts of a protracted conflict, extreme...

Executive summary Afghanistan continues to grapple with the consequences of four decades of conflict, entrenched poverty, climate-induced crises, and barriers to women’s equality and participation in...

Foreword from the Executive Director In 2023, conflicts and natural disasters devastated the lives of millions of people around the globe. Even as bombs fell and the earth shook and climate impacts...

Appeal highlights Approximately 80 million people, including more than 35 million children, are projected to need humanitarian assistance in South Asia in 2024 due to sudden-onset, cyclical and...

JOINT SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS Afghanistan is currently facing a humanitarian crisis resulting from the compounded impacts of multiple events. In 2023, two thirds of Afghanistan’s population (28.8...

1. BACKGROUND On 3 October 2023, the Government of Pakistan announced its decree “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan,” setting a 1 November 2023 deadline for the “voluntary return” of all...

Overview This multi-sectoral Herat Earthquake Response Plan requires approximately $173 million to support 275,000 earthquake-affected people in Herat. Assistance is urgently required to address the...

CONTEXT On 3 October 2023, the Government of Pakistan announced its decree “Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan’ setting a 1 November deadline for the ‘voluntary return’ of all undocumented Afghans...