Afghanistan Humanitarian Crisis: A Timeline
Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the biggest displacement crises in modern history—and is on course to witness the highest number of documented civilian casualties in a single year since the UN’s records began. Iran and Pakistan host nearly 90 per cent of...
UNHCR warns that humanitarian needs in Afghanistan cannot be forgotten
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Shabia Mantoo – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about the prevailing humanitarian needs...
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) on Afghanistan
The people of Afghanistan need our support now more than ever. Our organizations are committed to helping and protecting them. We will stay in Afghanistan and we will deliver. At the start of 2021, half the population of Afghanistan – including more than 4 million...