Highlights
WFP Afghanistan is closely following the situation of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in the country. In the coming weeks, flood risks are expected to rise due to the high precipitation and snowmelt.
WFP is ready to provide immediate food assistance to any emergencies in coordination with the Government and other humanitarian agencies in the areas affected by natural disasters.
WFP Afghanistan Country Brief WFP Assistance Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO 200447) (January 2014December 2016)
Total Requirements (in USD)
554.4 m
Total Received (in USD)
295.5 m (53%)
6 Months Net Funding Requirements (in USD)*
75.4 m (63%)
*April 2016 - September 2016
The three-year PRRO aims to respond to the food security and nutritional needs of the severely food insecure people in the country. This includes Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and returnees, refugees, people affected by natural disasters and economic stress, moderately malnourished children under 5 years of age and pregnant and nursing women. Under its recovery assistance, WFP assists communities to recover from shocks and contributes to learning among primary and upper primary school pupils through take-home rations, and among adults, particularly women, through training activities. The 2016 budget for the PRRO is estimated at USD 213 million. In 2016, WFP plans to assist up to 3.9 million vulnerable people with 126,267 mt of food. Activities include: general distributions (food, and/or cash-based transfers); nutrition programmes, through targeted supplementary feeding; school take-home rations; food for assets creation and training activities. Under its Purchase for Progress (P4P) programme, WFP plans to increase production, productivity and market development in Afghanistan. In particular, WFP plans to purchase wheat and high-energy biscuits locally, and is working with local food producers to produce ready-to-use-supplementary foods. Additionally, WFP continues to support a wheat flour fortification programme.
SO 200870 (UNHAS) (January –December 2016)
Total Requirements (in USD)
16.4 m
Total Received (in USD)
4.6 m (28%)
6 Months Net Funding Requirements (in USD)*
5.9 m
*April 2016 -September 2016
March 2016
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) operation continues to provide safe and efficient air transport services for the wider humanitarian community throughout Afghanistan. UNHAS currently operates two fixed wing aircraft serving 14 major hub locations, and a helicopter serving 11 locations that are not accessible by fixed wing aircraft. The UNHAS operation serves 25 locations and supports up to 160 humanitarian organisations in delivering assistance. In 2015, UNHAS played a critical role in the IDP crisis for humanitarian operations including the relocation of 270 staff to safe locations. Total Requirements (in USD)
SO 200635 (SGR) (September 2014August 2017)
Total Received (in USD)
22.7 m
1.6 m (7%)
Funding Requirements (in USD)*
21.1 m
Under the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) programme, led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, WFP plans to support the construction of storage facilities to increase the national emergency response capacity. In addition to the emergency response, the SGR programme facilitates the stabilisation of wheat prices, provides storage options to farmers, and reduces post-harvest losses.
In Numbers
(2016)
235,000
people affected
747,325
people displaced
9.3 million
people in need of food assistance
49%
51%
People Assisted
Main Photo
Credit: WFP/Abdul Qadir Sirat Caption: WFP verifies IDPs from Kunduz province in Taluqan district of Thakhar province