Afghanistan

28.3 million people need humanitarian aid

21 million people facing severe or extreme levels of food insecurity

4.4/5 ACAPS humanitarian crisis severity ranking

90,831 people assisted

Two and a half years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan is still suffering from the consequences of decades of conflict.

The country’s humanitarian situation is extremely alarming: the Afghan population is faced with the combined effects of an economic crisis partially induced by international sanctions, a dysfunctional banking system, climate change and declining livelihoods.

Women are particularly vulnerable, since national measures to suppress their freedom prevent their voices from being heard and their needs from being effectively addressed. According to UN estimates, 28.3 million people – two-thirds of the country’s population – needed humanitarian assistance in 2023. Over 21 million people were faced with severe or extreme food insecurity, with just as many people experiencing serious difficulties in accessing water.

42.2 million inhabitants
180th out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index

Mission
opened in 1980, 2021
Team 10 international staff
120 national staff
Budget 2.70M€

During 2023, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL continued to support over 90,000 people in the most remote areas of Afghanistan, who had not received any assistance for decades.

Our teams provided short-term assistance, in the form of specific winter aid, as well as long-term support to build the resilience of rural populations.

Communities received additional assistance to provide disadvantaged families with better access to drinking water and expand their agricultural capacity. 2023 also saw our organization start operations in the remote provinces of Nimroz and Farah.

Partners

Institutional and private funding partners ECHO, OCHA-Humanitarian Pooled Fund (AHF), BHA, CDCS, Île-de-France region
Operating partners MEDAIR, Mercy Corps

Responding to the urgent needs of populations

Rehabilitation and protection of water points
Hygiene promotion and distribution of hygiene kits
Distribution of winter financial assistance for the most vulnerable people

Improving community resilience to crises

Offering temporary employment to build / repair community infrastructure (e.g. latrines, irrigation channels)
Development of water networks
Support for agricultural and pastoral activities