Afghanistan: Acute Food Insecurity Situation Overview for East Region - May- July 2017
RELEASE DATE 01.05.2017
VALIDITY PERIOD 01.05.2017 > 31.07.2017
IPC_Afghanistan_AcuteFI_MayJuly2017.Updated.pdf
Key results
Recommendations & next steps
Acute Malnutrition
IPC Acute analysis was carried out for clustered districts in the provinces of east region Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman and Nooristan.
Each province comprised of several clusters, within each province 1-4 districts are grouped in each cluster.
Based on the IPC acute analysis of the 4 provinces overall 26% of the population in east region are classified in phase 3 & 4 of IPC acute food security phase classification.
Achen, Naziyan & Badpakh are the most food insecure districts with 13- 15 % Food insecure population in emergency.
Mostly, capital of the provinces such as Jalal Abad and Mehtarlam are the vulnerable locations that are suffering with large number of food insecure population due to huge influx returnees and returnees.
Beside the Returnees and IDPS, host communities are also the most affected food insecure portion of the communities.
Lack of or limited access to sustainable job opportunities are the major factors driving food insecurity.
Huge influx of returnees and IDPs has immense adverse impact on labour wages especially in cities where more than 52% of the population are relying on it.
The Ministry of Agriculture, irrigation and livestock is the pioneer in the IPC process in Afghanistan, thus it’s recommended that MAIL should take leading role in the publication of IPC analysis to other food security players in the country.
Beside returnees and IDPs households in East Region, host communities are also suffering from the ongoing condition which will result into intensive acute food insecurity situations, thus all partners are requested to have special attention for saving host communities livelihoods in concern areas.
However beside the emergency assistance for the sever food insecure population classified in phase 3 or higher, urgent actions are required to protect livelihoods, reduce food consumption gaps and reduce acute malnutrition in each of the concerned areas.
Provision of marketable vocational skills training in supporting retunes, IDPs and host communities for improving their access to food and sustaining livelihood is one of the necessity to avoid further deterioration of their livelihood.
Ensure education opportunities for returnees and IDPs children to enhance their human capital and avoid increasing dependency at household level.
Shelter, access to improved water source and sanitation facilities is a concern for returnees and IDPs and part of the permanent resident households to be taken care of.
Mr. Feroz Ahmed IPC Regional Coordinator for Asia IPC Global Support Unit (IPC GSU) Hosted at 39 Phra Athit Rd, Chana Songkhram, Bangkok 10200, Thailand