UNFPA
Afghanistan
Udenrigsudvalget 2021-22,Folketingets Tværpolitiske netværk for seksuel og reproduktiv sundhed og rettigheder 2021-22
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UNFPA Afghanistan
Humanitarian Appeal
2022
FOUR DECADES
NATURAL
OF CONFLICT
DISASTERS
risk of youth
radicalization
almost
universal
poverty
FOOD
INSECURITY
COVID-19
Afghanistan is confronting an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a very real risk of systemic collapse
and human catastrophe that threatens many of the development gains of the last 20 years. The situation
has deteriorated in recent months due to the conflict with the political power shift, COVID-19 and drought,
which have created a perfect storm for one of the most profound humanitarian crises the world has ever
witnessed – and it is Afghan women and girls who are paying the heaviest price.
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Timely funding, donor flexibility and necessary exemptions will be critical for humanitarian partners
to succeed in their mission of providing life-saving support.
Co
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f N
OT Mee
ting th
e
N
eed
s
igher maternal mortality and morbidity
orsening of gender-based violence
and harmful practices
W
H
Increased risk of unintended pregnancies,
sexually transmitted infections including
H
IV, and unsafe abortions
outh disengagement, disconnection,
and radicali
z
ation
Y
Potential impact of inaction on maternal health and family planning between
now and 2025*:
The 2022 Afghanistan Humanitarian Response plan is the
largest UN Humanitarian Appeal requiring $4.4 billion to
help 22.1 million people. UNFPA requires $251.9 million to
respond to the reproductive health and protection
needs of 9.3 million people affected by the crisis.
Maternal
mortality ratio (MMR)
963
/1
00
,
000
638/1
00
,
000
36.9%
Unmet need for
family planning
24.6%
4.8M
3.8
M
Unintended
pregnancies
* modeling is done based on impact of closure of the Sehatmandi Project
The Sehatmandi Project provides health, nutrition, and family planning services across Afghanistan by funding 100% of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS), the Essential
Package of Health Services (EPHS), and 65% of overall public health facilities. The project was suspended by the World Bank following the Taliban takeover in August 2021.