AFGHANISTAN Weekly Humanitarian Update (9 – 15 September 2019) KEY FIGURES IDPS IN 2019 (AS OF 15 SEP) 262,000 People displaced by conflict 211,000 Received assistance NATURAL DISASTER IN 2019 (AS OF 8 SEP) 294,500 Number of people affected by natural disasters Conflict incident RETURNEES IN 2019 (AS OF 14 SEP) 292,300 Internal displacement Returnees from Iran Disruption of services 18,000 Returnees from Pakistan 12,000 Returnees from other countries Northeast: Fighting in Baghlan, Kunduz and HRP REQUIREMENTS & FUNDING Badakhshan 612M Requested (US$) The security situation remained tense in the northeast as armed clashes continued between the Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the 250.7M Taliban in Baghlan and Kunduz. In Kunduz, the Taliban reportedly took control 41% funded (US$) of the district administration centre in Archi district causing displacement to surrounding villages. Access of humanitarian actors to the area has been AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN negotiated and two assessment teams have been deployed to analyse the FUND (AHF) needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs). 28.2M During the past week, conflict continued in Jorm district, Badakhshan province Contributions (US$) which according to the Government resulted in the displacement of more than 4,200 people to the centre of Jorm district. Also, around 2,800 people were 5M displaced to Rostaq district during recent fighting in Darqad and Yangi Qala Pledges (US$) districts in Takhar province. Humanitarian organisations will conduct a needs 26.5M assessment to inform the response. Expenditure (US$) Last week, around 10,745 IDPs affected by conflict were verified by inter- agency assessment teams in Baghlan, Kunduz, Takhar and Badakhshan 4.1M provinces as being in need of humanitarian assistance. 5,187 IDPs displaced Available for allocation (US$) by conflict received assistance in Baghlan and Takhar province. The main roads reopened last week which will enable aid agencies to deliver food and CENTRAL EMERGENCY relief items from Mazar-e-Sharif to Pul-e Khumri and Kunduz city where a RESPONSE FUND (CERF) large number of IDPs are in need of humanitarian assistance. 16M Underfunded emergencies window North: Clashes in Balkh and Faryab (US$) In the north, clashes between Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) and ANSF in Balkh and Faryab provinces continued. During the past week, inter-agency teams verified 1,036 IDPs in Balkh, www.unocha.org The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. Weekly Field Report | 2 Jawzjan and Sar-e-Pul, Samangan and Faryab provinces who were previously displaced by the fighting and are in humanitarian need. In Balkh and Faryab provinces, most IDPs were recently displaced, while in Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul and Samangan provinces, the majority of IDPs were displaced in the last three to six months. East: Almost 4,000 people received humanitarian assistance Military operations in Surkh Rod and Achin districts in Nangarhar province and in Sar Kani district in Kunar province continued. 14 joint assessment teams verified 6,111 people who were displaced by conflict on 29 August in Surkh Rod district in Nangarhar and are in need of humanitarian assistance. 3,822 people were reached with food, relief items, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) supplies in Nangarhar, Kunar, and Laghman provinces during the last week. Centre: 1,400 people displaced due to clashes Between 9 and 11 September, around 1,400 people were displaced from the Deh Afghanan area in Maidan Wardak province due to clashes between NSAGs and the ANSF. While the situation in the Central Highlands is reportedly calm, the Patoo and Kajran districts in Daykundi province, and Kahmard and Shibar districts in Bamyan province are reportedly tense due to NSAG activities. Some 707 people in Parwan province, who were affected by heavy rainfall and flash floods on 2 September were reached with humanitarian assistance and 259 IDPs were assisted with relief items, WASH and cash on 12 September. Humanitarian partners also identified 1,701 IDPs affected by conflict who will receive assistance in the coming days. This year, nearly 1,800 malnourished children were treated in Central Highlands through a Medair project West: Civilians reportedly killed by mines supported by the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund. The security situation in Farah province remained volatile. Last Photo: OCHA Afghanistan/ F. Housaini week, an unspecified number of civilians were reportedly killed by landmines planted along the Hirat-Ghor highway. On 12 September, inter-agency assessment teams identified 588 IDPs affected by conflict in Hirat city and Injil district in Hirat province, and in Chaghcharan city in Ghor province who will receive humanitarian assistance in the coming days. South: 311 schools are closed, new polio case reported Clashes continued in Uruzgan, Hilmand, Zabul and Kandahar provinces. On 11 September, construction of a new girls’ school began with the help of the UN. Once completed, the school will support education for approximately 1,000 girls. In the south, the academic year starts on September, but 311 schools remain closed in the region, depriving 127,733 students of an education. The closure of schools was mainly due to insecurity, logistical constraints, lack of government capacity and the absence of teachers. On 11 September, one new polio case was confirmed in Tirinkot district in Uruzgan province. This year, 16 polio cases have been reported with 15 of these cases in the south. Inter-agency assessments were ongoing in Spin Boldak in Kandahar, Zaranj in Nimroz and Qalat in Zabul provinces and more than 600 IDPs were identified as being in need of humanitarian assistance during the last week. Coordination Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO)/Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) preparations are well underway. Preliminary data for the REACH-coordinated Whole of Afghanistan Assessment was presented to the Inter Cluster Coordination Team last week. A workshop is planned in the coming days to finalise parameters for the 2020 HNO. For further information, please contact: Ian Ridley, Head of Office, OCHA Afghanistan, [email protected] Noroarisoa Rakotomalala, Deputy Head of Office, OCHA Afghanistan, [email protected] Linda Tom, Public Information Officer, OCHA Afghanistan, [email protected], Cell: +93 79300 11 10 For more information, please visit: unocha.org | reliefweb.int facebook.com/UNOCHAAfghanistan | twitter.com/OCHAAfg United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs www.unocha.org .