Source: US Agency for International Development
Country: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan, United States of America
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
- According to OCHA’s 2014 Humanitarian Needs Overview for Afghanistan, priority needs in 2014 will include access to health services, particularly emergency trauma care, as well as food, protection assistance, and emergency shelter and other non-food assistance.
- Humanitarian actors expect the 2014 transitions in Afghanistan—including national elections scheduled for April and the planned withdrawal of all remaining International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops—to increase emergency needs and have a negative impact on humanitarian access across the country.
- Insecurity and attacks on relief workers continue to limit humanitarian access and affect relief operations. The 2013 Aid Worker Security Report, released in October, reported that Afghanistan was the most dangerous country for aid workers. As of November 30, the U.N. reported 266 security incidents against humanitarian personnel, facilities, and assets in Afghanistan in 2013, resulting in 37 deaths, 47 injuries, and the abduction of 80 individuals.
