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1 March 2018, Hirat Province, close to Qal-e-Naw City: An ongoing prolonged dry spell is affecting the agricultural production across Afghanistan, affecting an estimated 1 million people who are already food insecure. 2017/18 are the fifth consecutive years that the main planting season (October-February) for wheat has been compromised, with this year particularly badly affected by the La Niña weather effect which saw a precipitation deficit of 70 per cent prevailing in most of the country. Communities have nearly depleted their food stocks and from the hardest hit areas in the Western Region, notably Hirat and Badghis provinces, first displacements were reported in April 2018. Photo: OCHA / Toma Dursina

Photos: OCHA/P. Kropf according to: https://www.unocha.org/story/afghanistan-brave-humanitarians-continue-deliver-despite-challenging-and-dangerous-environment

10 July 2018, Afghanistan, Fahestan village, Badghis: Members of an intercluster-mission conduct a focus group with farmers in a community outside of the provincial capital Qala-e-Naw. Photo: OCHA / Philippe Kropf

10 July 2018, Afghanistan, Fahestan village, Badghis: Dried up outlet of the underwater irrigation system (Karez) of Fahestan village, outside of Qala-e-Naw, the provincial capital of Badghis. “In the past two, three years, there was less and less water, this year there was nothing,” the villagers explain. Photo: OCHA / Philippe Kropf

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5 May, Badakhshan, Afghanistan: Aerial view of the area affected by the deadly landslide in northeast Afghanistan. UN Humanitarian officials flew over the area surveying the destruction. Credit: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

5 May, Badakhshan, Afghanistan: Afghan Government and humanitarian partners confirmed that up to 500 people lost their lives and over 1,000 families were affected by the landside which took place on 2 May, following heavy rains. Credit: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

5 May 2014, Badakhshan, Afghanistan: UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief Kyung-wha Kang (R) and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan Mark Bowden in the helicopter discussing the impact of the disaster on local communities. Credit: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

5 May 2014, Badakhshan, Afghanistan: Afghanistan is extremely susceptible to recurring natural disasters. The UN Officials called for greater support for people displaced by natural disasters and for more investment in disaster preparedness. Credit: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

5 May 2014, Badakhshan, Afghanistan: “This tragedy highlights the need for greater attention to the larger issue of the natural disasters that are so frequent in the northern part of the country,” said Ms. Kang. “More attention needs to be focused on greater preparedness and disaster risk reduction.” Credit: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

5 May 2014, Badakhshan, Afghanistan: The focus now should be on helping people recover and “get back on their feet,” said Mr. Bowden. Some 300 homes were destroyed and most displaced people are staying with host families and in tents distributed by UN Agencies and NGOs. Credit: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

5 May 2014, Badakhshan, Afghanistan: The UN officials also met with the Provincial Governor of Badakhshan and humanitarian partners active in the region, and discussed durable solutions to the needs of people displaced by natural disasters. Credit: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi

Landslide emergency health response on Argo district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan Credit:Abdul Qadir Baqakhil/Merlin

Landslide emergency health response in Argo district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan Credit:Abdul Qadir Baqakhil/Merlin

Flood induced mudslide damage in Keshem district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan Credit: Najeebullah Rahmani/WFP

WFP road opening of mudslide blocked highway in Keshem district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan Credit: Najeebullah Rahmani/WFP

Flood induced mudslide damage in Keshem district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan Credit: Najeebullah Rahmani/WFP

Afghan Government Lays Foundation for the Construction of Abi-Barik Township Credit: OCHA

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05 May 2014

Afghanistan: Landslides in Badakhshan

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May 2013, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: OCHA Operations Director John Ging travelled to Pakistan and Afghanistan with the Emergency Directors of six humanitarian and development agencies. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

May 2013, Kabul, Afghanistan: The Emergency Directors visited the IOM compound in Kabul following an attack that injured aid workers and security staff, killing one. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

May 2013, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A young Afghan refugee and his mother. The Emergency Directors visited Pakistan's troubled north-west where more than 1.6 million Afghan refugees live in Pakistan. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

May 2013, Kabul, Afghanistan: The Emergency Directors met with Afghanistan's Minister for Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Wais Ahmad Barmak. While pleased with recent international pledges to support development, agencies warn that humanitarian concerns can not be neglected. Credit: OCHA/Alice Sequi

May 2013, Nowshera, Pakistan: Continued violence in Pakistan's north-west has left whole communities traumatized. Here, UNFPA’s Mabingue Ngom speaks to women displaced by the complex emergency. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

May 2013, Nowshera, Pakistan: UNICEF’s Ted Chaiban speaks to a class at a school in the Jalozai IDP camp in north-west Pakistan. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

May 2013, Sindh, Pakistan: In the south of Pakistan, as many as 1.5 million people are still in need of assistance following floods in 2012. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

May 2013, Sindh, Pakistan: OCHA's John Ging speaks with a family displaced by both the 2010 and 2012 flood. Over the past three years, 30 million people have been affected by floods, many of them multiple times. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

May 2013, Sindh, Pakistan: This cash-for-work site is helping flood-affected families earn money in between crops, while also helping to reduce the potential impact of floods. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

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06 Jun 2013

Afghanistan and Pakistan: Visit of Emergency Directors

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05 Mar 2013

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December 2012, Afghanistan: Ada Mazar is one of the 55 informal settlements in Kabul, where many displaced families live in makeshift tents and mud houses, without proper protection from the cold. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Last winter, scores of children died from hypothermia in the settlements, prompting the Government and aid agencies to increase winter aid this season. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Winter aid delivery will continue throughout January and February but aid organizations have warned that there is a lack of funding to cover all needs. Afghanistan is one of the top five under-funded humanitarian crises in the world. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Bowden (left) visited the Ada Mazar settlement. Mr. Bowden warned of donor fatigue and stressed the need for more funds to save lives." Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Here, the assessment team interviews a woman in the settlement. Displaced families need long-term support and better access to homes, jobs, schools and hospitals. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: The settlements are often located on private land where displaced families have no rights. Improved rural development and urban planning are needed to help the families in the long-term. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

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04 Jan 2013

Kabul: Helping families cope with winter

December 2012, Afghanistan: More than 30,000 displaced people live in camps and informal settlements in Kabul. In the Kudeki Stan settlement, more than 100 families live in makeshift tents with little protection against the harsh winter. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Aid organizations are stepping up efforts to help families prepare for the winter. Here, women queue up to receive food rations. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Many families in the Kudeki Stan settlement came to Kabul in search of work, but lack any source of income and depend heavily on humanitarian aid. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Aid organizations distribute winter supplies including food, blankets, warm clothes, fuel and medicine to families in the settlement. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Millions of people were affected by the harsh winter of 2011-12. Aid organizations are stepping up their preparations for the coldest part of winter 2012-13. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

December 2012, Afghanistan: Dozens of children in camps around Kabul died in last winter's freezing temperatures. Aid agencies are supporting the Afghan government's efforts to improve conditions in the settlements. Credit: OCHA/Christophe Verhellen

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17 Dec 2012

Afghanistan: Aid organizations help families prepare for winter

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13 Dec 2012

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November 2012: OCHA's Director of Operations, John Ging, visited the southern city of Kandahar during a three-day mission to Afghanistan. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

Mr Ging visited the regional hospital in Kandahar and spoke to mothers of severely malnourished children receiving therapeutic feeding with the support of UNICEF and WHO. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

A mother and baby at Kandahar hospital. An Afghan woman dies every two hours on average due to pregnancy and childbirth-related causes. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

As the first snows start, the Afghan Government is preparing to support 240,000 people through the winter with healthcare, food, shelter and household items. There was an international outcry when dozens of children died from the cold in camps last winter. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

A mother with her sick child in Kandahar hospital. An average of 165 children under the age of five die every day in Afghanistan. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

In meetings with the Afghan Vice President and Government ministers, Mr Ging heard about reforms and new humanitarian programmes. "It is clear that the government is making progress but given the scale of the challenge, international funding support will be key to success," said Mr Ging. Credit: OCHA/Stephanie Julmy

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05 Dec 2012

OCHA Operation Director John Ging in Afghanistan, Nov 2012

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10 May 2012, Northern Afghanistan: ERC Valerie Amos on her way to Buzareg village in Kaldar District, Balkh Province where thousands of people have been affected by river erosion. Credit: UNAMA

10 May 2012, Northern Afghanistan: During the February to May rainy season, the Amu Darya River flooded and eroded the riverbank affecting 145 families who lost their homes, gardens, agricultural land and livelihoods. Credit: UNAMA

10 May 2012, Northern Afghanistan: The flooding and erosion affects more than 500m of land each year, destroying homes, agricultural land and livelihoods together with schools, roads, and clinics. Credit: UNAMA

10 May 2012, Northern Afghanistan: In the aftermath of the incident, humanitarian organizations provided emergency shelter, food and other aid to affected families. Credit: UNAMA

10 May 2012, Northern Afghanistan: Families were given immediate assistance including emergency food, water, shelter and hygiene kits. The World Food Programme provided a three month supply of food rations. Credit: UNAMA

10 May 2012, Northern Afghanistan: "Families are forced to leave their homes and face a very difficult and uncertain future,” said ERC Amos adding that humanitarian organizations will continue to provide immediate assistance, but longer-term plans are needed to address this problem. Credit: UNAMA

10 May 2012, Northern Afghanistan: Many families whose properties were destroyed had to dismantle their homes and move to sites for displaced people in Aregh Ayeg – another village in Kaldar District. Credit: UNAMA

10 May 2012, Northern Afghanistan: “More must be done to help local authorities prepare better and we must make a greater effort to build the resilience of the affected communities,” ERC Amos said after meeting families affected by the flooding and erosion. Credit: UNAMA

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11 May 2012

ERC Valerie Amos visits Buzareg village along the Amu Darya River in Afghanistan

9 May 2012, Afghanistan: UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos visited the Parwan Se informal settlement in Kabul on Tuesday, the second day of her four-day visit to Afghanistan. Latest figures from UNICEF indicate that there are over 49 such informal settlements across Kabul, in which 30,000 people are currently living. Credit: UNAMA

9 May 2012, Afghanistan: USG Amos said that she was appalled by what she saw, in particular the unacceptable conditions families, especially women and children, are forced to endure in the heart of the capital city. The families live in lean-to shanties and have little access to water and sanitation, basic hygiene, health, education, and regular income.Credit: UNAMA

9 May 2012, Afghanistan: USG Amos met community leaders at the informal settlement to discuss the conditions affecting the families. While this community does receive some support from government-run medical facilities and international NGOs, many of them still live in poverty and are in need of assistance. She called upon the international community to continue making every effort to ensure a dignified existence for all communities in need. Credit: UNAMA

9 May 2012, Afghanistan: Many people, especially children, in informal settlements were severely affected by the harsh winter earlier this year. UN agencies such as UNHCR distributed urgently-needed winter supplies as night-time temperatures dipped below freezing point across the country. Credit: UNAMA

9 May 2012, Afghanistan: USG Amos emphasized that effective relief and durable solutions are urgently needed to meet the needs of the displaced people in the country. More than a third of Afghanistan’s population has been affected by displacement mostly due to conflict, recurrent natural hazards and lack of economic opportunity. Credit: UNAMA

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OCHA Multimedia

Afghanistan - Access: Uncovered

Conflict and explosive hazards

5 conflicts that urgently need a ceasefire

Afghanistan – Ramazan: a new beginning

Afghanistan: Getting girls and boys back to school

Afghanistan: Conflict and drought deepen displacement crisis

Afghans need support to rebuild their country (UNHCR)

WHD 2015: Message from Humanitarian Chief Stephen O'Brien