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[URIs: worldbank.org] 0.0 RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3 RBL: Good reputation (+3) [148.105.14.186 listed in wl.mailspike.net] -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -0.0 SPF_HELO_PASS SPF: HELO matches SPF record 0.2 HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS From and EnvelopeFrom 2nd level mail domains are different 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.0 T_KAM_HTML_FONT_INVALID BODY: Test for Invalidly Named or Formatted Colors in HTML 0.0 MIME_QP_LONG_LINE RAW: Quoted-printable line longer than 76 chars -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid 0.0 RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL Mailspike good senders 0.0 LOTS_OF_MONEY Huge... sums of money X-Spam-Flag: NO This is a multi-part message in MIME format --_----------=_MCPart_1352132851 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="fixed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable AFGHANISTAN COVID-19 Strategic Situation Report No. 94 | 8 April 2021 https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/= files/documents/files/strategic_sitrep_covid-19_8_april_2021_final.pdf The next Strategic Situation Report will be released on 8 April 2021 Download the full update =C2=BB (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sit= es/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/strategic_sitrep_co= vid-19_8_april_2021_final.pdf) ** Situation Overview: UPDATED ------------------------------------------------------------ Global Update: According to John Hopkins University (https://gisanddata.ma= ps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ec= f6) =2C almost 2.9 million people have now died with COVID-19 across the w= orld. The pandemic is affecting 192 countries with some 133 million confir= med cases globally=2C as of 8 April. WHO report (https://reliefweb.int/rep= ort/world/who-urges-greater-surveillance-new-covid-19-variants-emerge) s t= hat while the emergence of new virus variants is common=2C those with high= er speed of transmission or potentially increased pathogenicity (i.e. the= capacity of a microbe to cause damage in a host) are very concerning. Cru= cial investigations are underway to comprehensively understand the behavio= ur of the new virus mutation (B117) and steer the response accordingly. On 7 April 2021=2C World Health Day (https://www.emro.who.int/media/news/w= orld-health-day-2021-together-we-can-reach-a-fairer-and-healthier-world.ht= ml) was commemorated globally=2C under the theme =E2=80=9CTogether for a f= airer=2C healthier world=E2=80=9D. On this occasion=2C WHO is calling for= urgent action to eliminate health inequities and attain better health for= all=2C leaving no one behind. The COVID-19 pandemic has had grave consequ= ences for people already experiencing inequities. The pandemic has disprop= ortionately impacted those people who are already socially=2C economically= =2C or geographically disadvantaged=2C and evidence shows a worsening tren= d of disparities and inequity across the Eastern Mediterranean Region. On= World Health Day 2021=2C WHO is calling on leaders to monitor health ineq= ualities and address their root causes to ensure that everyone has access= to the living and working conditions that are conducive to good health an= d to quality health services where and when they need them. WHO is also ca= lling for increased investment in primary health care to achieve health for all= =2C by all. https://moph-dw.gov.af/dhis-web-commons/security/login.action#/ MOPH Figures: As of 8 April=2C MoPH data (https://moph-dw.gov.af/dhis-web-= commons/security/login.action#/) shows that 56=2C945 people across all 34= provinces in Afghanistan are confirmed to have had COVID-19. Some 51=2C94= 0 people have recovered=2C and 2=2C516 people have died =E2=80=93 at least= 91 of whom are healthcare workers. Only 361=2C751 people out of a populat= ion of 40.4 million have been tested. Afghanistan now has a test-positivit= y-rate =E2=80=93 positive tests as a percentage of total tests =E2=80=93 o= f close to 16 per cent=2C suggesting overall under-testing of potential ca= ses. The majority of recorded deaths were men between the ages of 50 and 7= 9. Men account for almost 67 per cent of the total COVID-19 confirmed case= s in the MoPH data=2C although this may be the result of over-representati= on of men in testing. Due to limited public health resources=2C lack of pe= ople coming forward for testing=2C as well as the absence of a national de= ath register=2C confirmed cases of and deaths from COVID-19 are likely to= be under-reported overall in Afghanistan. Stigma is considered a major factor= in people choosing not to get tests and risk communications work is criti= cal to turning this around. WHO warns that widespread complacency and fail= ure to follow public health advice in Afghanistan is creating grave risks= in the community with people generally not observing physical distancing= or mask wearing protocols. WHO Afghanistan remains concerned about mutati= ons of the virus=2C cases of which have been confirmed in Afghanistan. The= re is a significant increase in cases in Pakistan and Iran with the new va= riant which is potentially more infectious and can affect younger people.= The Ministry of Public Health is preparing contingencies for a potential= third wave which includes scaling up surveillance at borders and improvin= g testing. Almost 8 per cent of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases are among healthca= re staff and they are currently the highest priority for vaccination. Ther= e is an urgent need to ensure continued distribution of medical and protec= tive equipment to all corners of the country. While 23 laboratories are no= w operating in Afghanistan =E2=80=93 with plans to scale up to at least on= e laboratory per province by June 2021 =E2=80=93 the capacity of these fac= ilities remains limited and stocks of supplies have periodically run out.= National capacity for COVID-19 testing is 7=2C200 samples a day however t= hese laboratories are not being fully utilised. WHO reports that while the= national testing capacity stands at 8=2C500 samples a day=2C it is only u= tilised up to 7=2C200 samples a day as laboratory technicians are working= less hours due to lower demand for testing. Vaccination: The first batch (https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/co= vid-19-vaccines-shipped-covax-arrive-afghanistan) of COVID-19 vaccinations= through the COVAX facility =E2=80=93 consisting of 468=2C000 doses =E2=80= =93 arrived in Afghanistan on 8 March. Afghanistan is the first country in= central Asia to receive the vaccine via COVAX =E2=80=93 a facility that i= s set to deliver at least 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally by= the end of 2021. In total=2C Afghanistan has received 968=2C000 doses of= the vaccine =E2=80=93 468=2C000 from the COVAX facility and 500=2C000 dir= ectly from the government of India-- enabling the vaccination of some 484= =2C000 people. More than 100=2C000 people have been vaccinated in Afghanis= tan to date=2C including some 68=2C000 health workers and 18=2C000 teacher= s. WHO reports that a delivery from the COVAX facility will be delayed due= to global shortages. However=2C additional vaccines may come from other c= ountries through bilateral channels. There remains some concern=2C however= =2C around low demand among healthcare workers and the equitable access to vaccines among all Afghans.= Vaccine uptake remains slow and further risk communication and community= engagement efforts are needed to ensure prioritised=2C high-risk populati= ons and frontline staff understand the benefits of the vaccine and can eff= ectively dispel misinformation. As a potential third wave approaches=2C hu= manitarian partners continue to urge the Government to ensure laboratories= and frontline staff are appropriately equipped and that procured supplies= =E2=80=93 including vaccines =E2=80=93 go to under-resourced health centr= es across the entire country in a transparent manner=2C so that life-savin= g support can be delivered to those most in need. Socio-economic impacts: The socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 have transl= ated into a dramatic deterioration in food insecurity with levels now simi= lar to those seen during the 2018 drought. An estimated 16.9 million peopl= e are now in crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity. The current cl= imate outlook is also worrying with reduced precipitation and higher tempe= ratures potentially affecting farmers and pastoralists=2C as well as water= availability over the next few months. Food prices are already at elevate= d levels due to COVID-19 and are likely to increase further if the current= weather patterns persist. These factors=2C combined with COVID-19 related= interruptions to informal employment and decreased remittances=2C are dri= ving people into crippling debt. Data from the 2020 Whole of Afghanistan A= ssessment showed that the primary reason for taking on this debt last year= was to pay for food (53 per cent). Development outlook: Afghanistan faces a sluggish economic recovery from t= he pandemic amid continued political uncertainties and possible decline in= international aid=2C says the World Bank in its latest country update (ht= tps://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2021/04/05/world-bank-politi= cal-and-security-uncertainty-slow-down-afghanistan-s-economic-recovery) .= Released on 5 April=2C the World Bank report shows that robust agricultur= al growth has partially buoyed Afghanistan's economy=2C which shrank by ar= ound two per cent in 2020 =E2=80=93 a smaller contraction than previous es= timates. However=2C lockdowns=2C weak investment=2C and trade disruptions= have hit hard services and industries=2C increasing hardship and unemploy= ment in cities. Growth is expected to reach one per cent in 2021 and top= around three percent in 2022 as the COVID-19 crisis fades. Per capita inc= omes are unlikely to recover to pre-COVID levels until 2025 due to fast po= pulation growth. The report emphasises that a strong and sustainable partnership between the Afghan Government and its international partners a= re key to driving recovery and restoring private sector confidence. Humanitarian Needs and Response Planning: The Afghanistan Humanitarian Res= ponse Plan (HRP) for 2018-2021 2020 Year End Monitoring Report (https://re= liefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-humanitarian-response-plan-2018= -2021-2020-year-end-monitoring-report) was published on 17 March with part= ners reaching 11.7 million people in 2020=2C exceeding planned reach. Over= all=2C partners reached 4.68m people with COVID-19 specific support in 202= 0. Humanitarian needs driven and exacerbated by conflict=2C natural disast= ers and the multi-dimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to= affect millions of people in Afghanistan in 2021. While the immediate res= ponse to COVID-19 focused largely on the health and hygiene impacts of the= pandemic=2C humanitarian partners quickly adjusted approaches to respond= to the pandemic's secondary impacts on protection=2C food security and li= velihoods=2C nutrition=2C and education. In response=2C partners have scal= ed-up their capacity to respond via new approaches that are more suited to operations within this demanding environment. The 2021 edition of the multi-year revised Afghanistan HRP (https://www.hu= manitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/document= s/files/afg_humanitarian_response_plan_2018_2021_jan_2021.pdf) identifies= 18.4 million people in humanitarian need in 2021=2C as a result of COVID-= 19=2C ongoing conflict and natural disasters. Approximately six times the= number of people are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2021 compared= to four years ago when the multi-year HRP was first developed. Against this backdrop=2C the La Nin=CC=83a event is causing below average= precipitation=2C thin snowpack and above average temperatures in most par= ts of the country and it is expected that farmers and pastoralists will be= negatively affected=2C as well as water availability. Recognising the mul= tiple=2C overlapping challenges facing the people of Afghanistan as spring= approaches =E2=80=93 including low rainfall =2C intensifying conflict=2C= and ongoing COVID-19 challenges =E2=80=93 the ICCT conducted a multi-sect= oral analysis (https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-spring= -disaster-contingency-plan-mar-jun-2021) of likely needs across highly-imp= acted provinces and has published a Spring Disaster Contingency Plan ident= ifying the most urgent needs from March-June=2C with $390 million required= for response. Contributions: On 18 March (https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/repub= lic-korea-donates-300000-kf94-face-masks-protect-vulnerable-afghans-covid1= 9) =2C UNHCR in Afghanistan received a consignment of 300=2C000 KF94 face= masks donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea to fight the spr= ead of the COVID19 pandemic in Afghanistan. UNHCR and MoPH will distribute= this donation of masks to frontline staff in isolation wards=2C ICUs and= laboratories in isolation centres (hospitals) across the country. Some 15= 0=2C000 of these masks will be distributed to vulnerable refugees=2C displ= aced people=2C returnees=2C and host communities across the country. Cross Border: UPDATED Border Crossings: The Milak (Nimroz) and Islam Qala-Dogharoon (Hirat) cros= sings with Iran are officially open to commercial traffic and movement of= documented Afghanistan nationals. According to the Border Monitoring Team= of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR)=2C a total of 22= =2C034 Afghanistan nationals returned from Iran through the Milak and Isla= m Qala border crossing sites between 26 March and 1 April. 11=2C952 people= returned voluntarily and 10=2C082 were deported. Since the start of the y= ear=2C a historically significant influx of 254=2C766 people have returned= to Afghanistan=2C sparking new concerns related to the transmission of CO= VID-19 variants and overall absorption capacity of existing health resourc= es. A sharp drop in remittances to Afghanistan has also been observed as= well as the negative socio-economic impacts linked to the return. Afghanistan=E2=80=99s border with Pakistan at Spin Boldak officially opene= d on 21 August 2020 and at Torkham on 28 September 2020. As of 12 February= 2021=2C Torkham gate will be open 6 days a week (Monday-Saturday). Sunday= is closed for pedestrians but will remain open for transit (24/7). Previo= usly=2C Torkham border crossing was only open four days a week. Between 26= March and 1 April 2021=2C a total of 368 undocumented Afghans returned fr= om Pakistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak borders. 352 people return= ed voluntarily and 16 were deported. ------------------------------------------------------------ Download the full update =C2=BB (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sit= es/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/strategic_sitrep_co= vid-19_8_april_2021_final.pdf) Click here to subscribe (http://eepurl.com/ydXVr) to future COVID-19 updat= es and other OCHA products. 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100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: col= lapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width=3D"100%" class=3D"mcnTextContent= Container"> <tbody><tr> <td valign=3D"top" class=3D"mcnTextContent" style= =3D"padding: 0px 18px 9px;color: #222222;font-family: Arial=2C "Helve= tica Neue"=2C Helvetica=2C sans-serif;line-height: 125%;mso-line-heig= ht-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%= ;word-break: break-word;font-size: 16px;text-align: left;"> <h2 style=3D"text-align: justify;display: bloc= k;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 34= px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing:= normal;"><span style=3D"color:#0066cc"><strong style=3D"font-size:13px"><= u>Situation Overview:</u></strong><span style=3D"font-size:13px"> </span><= /span><span style=3D"color:#FF0000"><strong style=3D"font-size:13px">UPDAT= ED</strong></span></h2> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong= >Global Update: </strong>According to <a href=3D"https://humanitarianrespo= nse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D0d2= 2f33002&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-s= ize-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight= : normal;text-decoration: underline;">John Hopkins University</a>=2C almos= t 2.9 million people have now died with COVID-19 across the world. The pan= demic is affecting 192 countries with some 133 million confirmed cases glo= bally=2C as of 8 April. <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-m= anage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D43f9941209&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-= decoration: underline;">WHO report</a>s that while the emergence of new vi= rus variants is common=2C those with higher speed of transmission or poten= tially increased pathogenicity (i.e. the capacity of a microbe to cause da= mage in a host) are very concerning. Crucial investigations are underway t= o comprehensively understand the behaviour of the new virus mutation (B117= ) and steer the response accordingly.<br> <br> On 7 April 2021=2C <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage= =2Ecom/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D282117add2&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-w= ebkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decor= ation: underline;">World Health Day</a> was commemorated globally=2C under= the theme =E2=80=9CTogether for a fairer=2C healthier world=E2=80=9D. On= this occasion=2C WHO is calling for urgent action to eliminate health ine= quities and attain better health for all=2C leaving no one behind. The COV= ID-19 pandemic has had grave consequences for people already experiencing= inequities. The pandemic has disproportionately impacted those people who= are already socially=2C economically=2C or geographically disadvantaged= =2C and evidence shows a worsening trend of disparities and inequity acros= s the Eastern Mediterranean Region. On World Health Day 2021=2C WHO is cal= ling on leaders to monitor health inequalities and address their root caus= es to ensure that everyone has access to the living and working conditions= that are conducive to good health and to quality health services where an= d when they need them. WHO is also calling for increased investment= in primary health care to achieve health for all=2C by all.</span><br> <br> <br> <span style=3D"font-size:13px"><a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4= =2Elist-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D5b2489bd62= &e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adj= ust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: norma= l;text-decoration: underline;"><img data-file-id=3D"1299196" height=3D"489= " src=3D"https://mcusercontent.com/fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4/images/c0ae22= fe-51aa-47f6-a710-1ba83100497f.png" style=3D"border: 0px;width: 560px;heig= ht: 489px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolatio= n-mode: bicubic;" width=3D"560"></a><br> <br> <strong>MOPH Figures: As of 8 April=2C <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresp= onse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3De4= 3cd240eb&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-= size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weigh= t: normal;text-decoration: underline;">MoPH data</a> shows that </strong><= strong>56=2C945 </strong><strong>people across all 34 provinces in Afghani= stan are confirmed to have had COVID-19. Some </strong><strong>51=2C940 </= strong><strong>people have recovered=2C and </strong><strong>2=2C516</stro= ng> <strong>people have died =E2=80=93 at least 91 of whom are healthcare= workers. Only 361=2C751 people out of a population of 40.4 million have b= een tested.</strong> Afghanistan now has a test-positivity-rate =E2=80=93= positive tests as a percentage of total tests =E2=80=93 of close to 16 pe= r cent=2C suggesting overall under-testing of potential cases. The majorit= y of recorded deaths were men between the ages of 50 and 79. Men account f= or almost 67 per cent of the total COVID-19 confirmed cases in the MoPH da= ta=2C although this may be the result of over-representation of men in tes= ting. Due to limited public health resources=2C lack of people coming forw= ard for testing=2C as well as the absence of a national death register=2C= confirmed cases of and deaths from COVID-19 are likely to be under-report= ed overall in Afghanistan. Stigma is considered a major factor in people c= hoosing not to get tests and risk communications work is critical to turni= ng this around. WHO warns that widespread complacency and failure to follo= w public health advice in Afghanistan is creating grave risks in the commu= nity with people generally not observing physical distancing or mask weari= ng protocols. WHO Afghanistan remains concerned about mutations of the vir= us=2C cases of which have been confirmed in Afghanistan. There is a signif= icant increase in cases in Pakistan and Iran with the new variant which is= potentially more infectious and can affect younger people. The Ministry o= f Public Health is preparing contingencies for a potential third wave whic= h includes scaling up surveillance at borders and improving testing.<br> <br> Almost 8 per cent of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases are among healthca= re staff and they are currently the highest priority for vaccination. Ther= e is an urgent need to ensure continued distribution of medical and protec= tive equipment to all corners of the country. While 23 laboratories are no= w operating in Afghanistan =E2=80=93 with plans to scale up to at least on= e laboratory per province by June 2021 =E2=80=93 the capacity of these fac= ilities remains limited and stocks of supplies have periodically run out.= National capacity for COVID-19 testing is 7=2C200 samples a day however t= hese laboratories are not being fully utilised. WHO reports that while the= national testing capacity stands at 8=2C500 samples a day=2C it is only u= tilised up to 7=2C200 samples a day as laboratory technicians are working= less hours due to lower demand for testing.<br> <br> <strong>Vaccination:</strong> The <a href=3D"https://humanitarianres= ponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D8= 9fdbfeb94&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text= -size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weig= ht: normal;text-decoration: underline;">first batch</a> of COVID-19 vaccin= ations through the COVAX facility =E2=80=93 consisting of 468=2C000 doses= =E2=80=93 arrived in Afghanistan on 8 March. Afghanistan is the first cou= ntry in central Asia to receive the vaccine via COVAX =E2=80=93 a facility= that is set to deliver at least 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines glob= ally by the end of 2021. In total=2C Afghanistan has received 968=2C000 do= ses of the vaccine =E2=80=93 468=2C000 from the COVAX facility and 500=2C0= 00 directly from the government of India-- enabling the vaccination of som= e 484=2C000 people. More than 100=2C000 people have been vaccinated in Afg= hanistan to date=2C including some 68=2C000 health workers and 18=2C000 te= achers. WHO reports that a delivery from the COVAX facility will be delaye= d due to global shortages. However=2C additional vaccines may come from ot= her countries through bilateral channels. There remains some concern=2C ho= wever=2C around low demand among healthcare workers and the equitable acce= ss to vaccines among all Afghans. Vaccine uptake remains slow and further= risk communication and community engagement efforts are needed to ensure= prioritised=2C high-risk populations and frontline staff understand the b= enefits of the vaccine and can effectively dispel misinformation. As a pot= ential third wave approaches=2C humanitarian partners continue to urge the= Government to ensure laboratories and frontline staff are appropriately e= quipped and that procured supplies =E2=80=93 including vaccines =E2=80=93= go to under-resourced health centres across the entire country in a trans= parent manner=2C so that life-saving support can be delivered to those mos= t in need.</span><br> <br> <span style=3D"font-size:13px"><strong>Socio-economic impacts:</strong> Th= e socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 have translated into a dramatic deter= ioration in food insecurity with levels now similar to those seen during t= he 2018 drought. An estimated 16.9 million people are now in crisis or eme= rgency levels of food insecurity. The current climate outlook is also worr= ying with reduced precipitation and higher temperatures potentially affect= ing farmers and pastoralists=2C as well as water availability over the nex= t few months. Food prices are already at elevated levels due to COVID-19 a= nd are likely to increase further if the current weather patterns persist.= These factors=2C combined with COVID-19 related interruptions to informal= employment and decreased remittances=2C are driving people into crippling= debt. Data from the 2020 Whole of Afghanistan Assessment showed that the= primary reason for taking on this debt last year was to pay for food (53= per cent).<br> <br> <strong>Development outlook: </strong>Afghanistan faces a sluggish economi= c recovery from the pandemic amid continued political uncertainties and po= ssible decline in international aid=2C says the World Bank in its <a href= =3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe074= 6c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D5a12122291&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-he= ight-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">latest= country update</a>. Released on 5 April=2C the World Bank report shows th= at robust agricultural growth has partially buoyed Afghanistan's economy= =2C which shrank by around two per cent in 2020 =E2=80=93 a smaller contra= ction than previous estimates. However=2C lockdowns=2C weak investment=2C= and trade disruptions have hit hard services and industries=2C increasing= hardship and unemployment in cities. Growth is expected to reach on= e per cent in 2021 and top around three percent in 2022 as the COVID-19 cr= isis fades. Per capita incomes are unlikely to recover to pre-COVID levels= until 2025 due to fast population growth. The report emphasises that a st= rong and sustainable partnership between the Afghan Government and its int= ernational partners are key to driving recovery and restoring private sect= or confidence.<br> <br> <strong>Humanitarian Needs and Response Planning: </strong>The Afghanistan= Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for 2018-2021 <a href=3D"https://humanit= arianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef= 4&id=3Df0cfdab623&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;= -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;f= ont-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">2020 Year End Monitoring R= eport</a> was published on 17 March with partners reaching 11.7 million pe= ople in 2020=2C exceeding planned reach. Overall=2C partners reached 4.68m= people with COVID-19 specific support in 2020. Humanitarian needs driven= and exacerbated by conflict=2C natural disasters and the multi-dimensiona= l impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to affect millions of people in= Afghanistan in 2021. While the immediate response to COVID-19 focused lar= gely on the health and hygiene impacts of the pandemic=2C humanitarian par= tners quickly adjusted approaches to respond to the pandemic's secondary i= mpacts on protection=2C food security and livelihoods=2C nutrition=2C and= education. In response=2C partners have scaled-up their capacity to respo= nd via new approaches that are more suited to operations within this deman= ding environment.<br> <br> The 2021 edition of the multi-year revised <a href=3D"https://humanitarian= response.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id= =3D5c387f4c85&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-= text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-= weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">Afghanistan HRP</a> identifies= 18.4 million people in humanitarian need in 2021=2C as a result of COVID-= 19=2C ongoing conflict and natural disasters. Approximately six times the= number of people are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2021 compared= to four years ago when the multi-year HRP was first developed.<br> <br> Against this backdrop=2C the La Nin=CC=83a event is causing below average= precipitation=2C thin snowpack and above average temperatures in most par= ts of the country and it is expected that farmers and pastoralists will be= negatively affected=2C as well as water availability. Recognising the mul= tiple=2C overlapping challenges facing the people of Afghanistan as spring= approaches =E2=80=93 including low rainfall =2C intensifying conflict=2C= and ongoing COVID-19 challenges =E2=80=93 the ICCT conducted a <a href=3D= "https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c9= 70b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D8fb164c833&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-heigh= t-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;= color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">multi-sect= oral analysis</a> of likely needs across highly-impacted provinces and has= published a Spring Disaster Contingency Plan identifying the most urgent= needs from March-June=2C with $390 million required for response.<br> <br> <strong>Contributions: </strong>On <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse= =2Eus4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Ddaf4db= 3c0d&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size= -adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: n= ormal;text-decoration: underline;">18 March</a>=2C UNHCR in Afghanistan re= ceived a consignment of 300=2C000 KF94 face masks donated by the Governmen= t of the Republic of Korea to fight the spread of the COVID19 pandemic in= Afghanistan. UNHCR and MoPH will distribute this donation of masks to fro= ntline staff in isolation wards=2C ICUs and laboratories in isolation cent= res (hospitals) across the country. Some 150=2C000 of these masks will be= distributed to vulnerable refugees=2C displaced people=2C returnees=2C an= d host communities across the country.</span><br> <div> <div id=3D"ftn1"><span style=3D"font-size:13px"><span style=3D"color:#0066= cc"><strong><u>Cross Border:</u></strong></span><span style=3D"color:#0000= FF"><strong><u> </u></strong></span><span style=3D"color: #FF0000;"><= strong>UPDATED</strong></span><br> <strong>Border Crossings: </strong>The Milak (Nimroz) and Islam Qala-Dogha= roon (Hirat) crossings with Iran are officially open to commercial traffic= and movement of documented Afghanistan nationals. According to the Border= Monitoring Team of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR)=2C= a total of 22=2C034 Afghanistan nationals returned from Iran through the= Milak and Islam Qala border crossing sites between 26 March and 1 April.= 11=2C952 people returned voluntarily and 10=2C082 were deported. Since th= e start of the year=2C a historically significant influx of 254=2C766 peop= le have returned to Afghanistan=2C sparking new concerns related to the tr= ansmission of COVID-19 variants and overall absorption capacity of existin= g health resources. A sharp drop in remittances to Afghanistan has a= lso been observed as well as the negative socio-economic impacts linked to= the return.<br> <br> Afghanistan=E2=80=99s border with Pakistan at Spin Boldak officially opene= d on 21 August 2020 and at Torkham on 28 September 2020. As of 12 February= 2021=2C Torkham gate will be open 6 days a week (Monday-Saturday). Sunday= is closed for pedestrians but will remain open for transit (24/7). Previo= usly=2C Torkham border crossing was only open four days a week. Between 26= March and 1 April 2021=2C a total of 368 undocumented Afghans returned fr= om Pakistan through the Torkham and Spin Boldak borders. 352 people return= ed voluntarily and 16 were deported.</span><br> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <div style=3D"text-align: justify;"><a href=3D"https://humanitarianrespons= e.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D195c4= e13d8&e=3D378d750ef4" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: ex= actly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #41= 8fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"><span style=3D"font-= size:12px">Download the full update =C2=BB</span></a></div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</td> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> =09=09=09=09<!--[if mso]> =09=09=09=09</tr> =09=09=09=09</table> =09=09=09=09<![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"1= 00%" class=3D"mcnDividerBlock" 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