Weekly Humanitarian Update (23 December – 29 December 2019)

KEY FIGURES

IDPS IN 2019 (AS OF 29 DEC) 423,600

People displaced by conflict 418,000

Received assistance NATURAL DISASTER IN 2019 (AS OF 1 DEC)

295,900 Number of people affected by natural disasters Conflict incident RETURNEES IN 2019 (AS OF 19 DEC) 461,700 Internal displacement

Returnees from Iran Disruption of services 25,400

Returnees from Pakistan

25,600 (AS OF 20 NOV)

Returnees from other countries Northeast: Over 16,000 people received HRP REQUIREMENTS & FUNDING humanitarian assistance 612M Requested (US$) Fighting between the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a Non-

State Armed Group (NSAG) continued in Baghlan and Kunduz provinces. 456M 74% funded (US$) According to initial reports, around 460 families (approximately 3,200 people) were displaced due to the clashes from Bagh Meri and Yoz Kandahari villages AFGHANISTAN HUMANITARIAN in Dasht-e-Archi district to Kunduz city in and from Pul-e- FUND (AHF) Khumri district to the District Administrative Center in . Last week, 16,541 people who were affected by conflict received 95.79M humanitarian assistance in Takhar, Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. Contributions including carry-over

Moreover, 1,372 internally displaced people (IDPs) who were affected by (US$) conflict were assessed and will receive assistance in the coming days in 70.16M Badakhshan, Baghlan, Takhar and Kunduz provinces. Expenditure (US$) 25.63M East: 17,745 people received humanitarian aid Available for allocation (US$)

Fighting and military operations continued in various districts in Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan and Laghman provinces. On 23 December, at least three people were killed and 14 others were wounded in an explosion at a funeral ceremony in in according to initial reports. No group claimed responsibility for this attack. Last week, interagency assessment teams identified 2,681 IDPs across the eastern region as being in need of life- saving humanitarian assistance. These IDPs will receive support in the coming days. In the east, 17,745 IDPs were reached with cash and household items as part of winterisation support and benefitted from food, water, sanitation

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 and hygiene (WASH) and health services. 5,483 returnees, IDPs and people from host communities were also reached with emergency outpatient health services. This week, a total of 5,198 children were vaccinated for polio and measles. Life-saving humanitarian response continued for 776 (309 women and 467 children) IDPs from who live in the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Jalalabad city, . Ongoing malnutrition screening by partners shows a total of 37 children with SAM and 37 children with MAM. North: Over 10,000 people Internally displaced persons (IDPs) receive cash assistance in Jalalabad received winter assistance city in Nangarhar province. Photo: OCHA/ F.Housaini

Clashes between ANSF and an NSAG continued in , Faryab and Jawzjan provinces. Ongoing fighting in in has displaced people to city. Inter-agency assessment teams verified 1,148 people displaced by conflict in Balkh, Faryab, Jawzjan and Samangan provinces. As part of the winterization strategy around 10,500 IDPs received winter assistance in Faryab province. Some, 224 IDPs also received humanitarian health assistance through the mobile health services in Maymana city, Faryab province. South: Ongoing conflict resulted in the displacement of 4,000 people Conflict between an NSAG and ANSF continued in Hilmand, Kandahar and Zabul provinces. As a result of the ongoing clashes initial reports indicate that some 4,000 people were displaced from Shah Wali Kot and Khakrez districts to Kandahar city of . Last week, 2,327 IDPs who were affected by conflict received humanitarian assistance in Hilmand, Uruzgan and Zabul provinces. Assessments are ongoing to identify people who were displaced by conflict in Kandahar, Hilmand and Zabul provinces. West: Over 300 IDPs identified to receive humanitarian aid Military operations between ANSF and an NSAG continued in Farah and Hirat provinces. Humanitarian operations continued to be interrupted by NSAGs in various provinces in the West. Assessments are underway to identify people who were displaced by conflict in Farah, Hirat and Badghis provinces. Last week, interagency assessments teams verified 336 people who were affected by conflict to receive humanitarian assistance in the coming days in . Centre: Over 5,000 people received winter assistance Last week, 588 IDPs and returnees received relief items including family tents in Kabul and Parwan provinces. Additionally, some 5,600 people received winterisation assistance in . Assessments of vulnerable families in need of winter assistance are ongoing in Ghazni, Parwan and Paktya provinces. A humanitarian partner will also start distribution of winter assistance to 2,520 people in Logar, Kapisa and Panjsher provinces in the coming days.

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