Our teams have provided cash assistance for non-food items to 544 flood-affected families in #Kabul and #Nangarhar provinces. We are continuing assessments in other provinces to extend support to additional affected families.

Afghanistan: New legislation completely erases women’s presence in public, silences their voices & reinforces restrictions on their rights, warns UN Human Rights, calling for the law to be immediately repealed. “This is utterly intolerable.” ohchr.org/en/press-brief…

Women in #Afghanistan are increasingly being pushed out of public space, with shrinking options to make a living and feed their children. Help us bring them life-saving food: bit.ly/3KWx3SZ

Wheat provides 70% of Afghans' calories intake. Since 2022, Food and Agriculture Organization's wheat program helped in moving 8.5M rural people out of acute food insecurity, but 9.4M rural Afghans are still acutely food insecure We need to continue delivering on what has proven to work. #InvestInHumanity

Humanitarian response continues for #flood-affected families in Kabul, Nangarhar, Parwan & Panjshir Provinces. So far, 594 families have received emergency shelter, food, cash assistance, non-food items & WASH kits. #ActForHumanity #HumanitarianAid

Hundreds of thousands of people have vanished during conflicts or periods of repression. Families & societies have the right to know the truth about what happened to them. Friday is the Int'l Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances. un.org/en/observances…

SRSG & head of United Nations Assistance Mission in #AFG Roza Otunbayeva, visited UNHCR Afghanistan midwifery project during a tour of Zabul province, where health issues, incl. high maternal & child mortality rates, were a key focus. She visited UNHCR-built homes built to for vulnerable h'holds.

Between 18-24 August 2024, our Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) recorded: ➡️64,950 people arriving in #Afghanistan from Iran & Pakistan ⬅️72,624 Afghans leaving for Iran & Pakistan 📈Read our latest Flow Monitoring Report for more details, including reasons for these movements: dtm.iom.int/reports/afghan…

Last week, SRSG Roza Otunbayeva visited the IOM Basic Health Center in #Kandahar, which provides healthcare services to over 300 returnees and displaced Afghans daily. The center also offers 24/7 maternity care for women returnees and members of the host community.

Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Georgette Gagnon of #Canada as Deputy Special Representative for political issues for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). un.org/sg/en/content/… UNAMA News

The attack in #Kabul on Monday is shocking. Nothing justifies such violence. My deepest condolences to the families of victims and I wish those injured a speedy recovery. Those reponsible must be brought to justice after a full investigation and a fair trial.

UNAMA condemns Monday’s reprehensible attack in Kabul, which caused loss of life and injuries to civilians. Violence in #Afghanistan only prolongs the agony of decades of war. We stand in solidarity with victims and call for respect for human rights.

Charity can help alleviate humanitarian crises and human suffering. On Thursday's #CharityDay, find out how you can support the work of the UN, as we seek to help the most vulnerable around the world: un.org/en/about-us/ho… 📷: The 'Golden Rule' mosaic at UNHQ in NYC.

In a press statement issued today, the United Nations Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack that occurred in Kabul, #Afghanistan, on 2 September, which was claimed by ISIL (Da’esh) -K

I concluded a visit to Ankara, Istanbul & Doha; insightful meetings on #Afghanistan human rights with many Afghan women&men, diplomats, academics, etc. Now looking forward to my mandated briefing of United Nations Human Rights Council Monday 4PM(CEST) 6:30PM(Afn time). Watch online👇webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k…

"This Week in DPPA": Security Council discusses situation in Gaza and Venezuela; SG appoints new UNAMA News Deputy SRSG for political issues; SRSG Imnadze visits Uzbekistan and more: dppa.un.org/en/week-dppa-3…

8 September is #LiteracyDay! Literacy has the potential to promote mutual understanding, social cohesion & peace. Let's use its power for a more inclusive world & join our mission to making literacy accessible for everyone everywhere! unesco.org/en/days/litera…

Attacks against schools & students are attacks on children’s right to education & their futures. On Monday’s #ProtectEducationFromAttack Day, see how UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 works to make education safe for everyone, everywhere: on.unesco.org/3gV3JgE

#DidYouKnow? Nearly one-third of households in Afghanistan live in inadequate shelter. 🏠 In 2024, the Shelter Cluster requested US $227M to provide emergency shelter to 1.7M people but has only received $14.6M. Your urgent support can make a difference.

“My message to young people worldwide: Do not accept that what we have today is inevitable. If we want to change the world, we need to unite, mobilize, and fight for a better future for all.” — António Guterres bit.ly/SotF2024 #OurCommonFuture