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As of 6 may=2C the pandemic is affecting 192 countries with som= e 154 million confirmed cases globally. WHO reports (https://reliefweb.int= /report/world/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-weekly-epidemiological-update-4= -may-2021) that for the second successive week=2C the number of COVID-19 c= ases globally remains at the highest levels since the beginning of the pan= demic with over 5.7 million new cases. For the seventh consecutive week=2C= new global deaths are on the increase=2C with more than 93=2C000 deaths r= ecorded. WHO report (https://reliefweb.int/report/world/who-urges-greater= -surveillance-new-covid-19-variants-emerge) s that while the emergence of= new virus variants is common=2C those with higher speed of transmission o= r potentially increased pathogenicity (i.e. the capacity of a microbe to cause damage in a host) are very concerning. Crucial inves= tigations are underway to comprehensively understand the behaviour of the= new virus mutation (B117) and steer the response accordingly. https://moph-dw.gov.af/dhis-web-commons/security/login.action#/ MOPH Figures: As of 6 May=2C MoPH data (https://moph-dw.gov.af/dhis-web-co= mmons/security/login.action#/) shows that 61=2C162 people across all 34 pr= ovinces in Afghanistan are confirmed to have had COVID-19. Some 53=2C750 p= eople have recovered=2C and 2=2C664 people have died =E2=80=93 at least 91= of whom are healthcare workers. Since the start of the pandemic=2C only 4= 12=2C798 tests have been conducted for a population of 40.4 million. While= numbers currently remain below those seen during the peak of the first an= d second waves=2C recent official MOPH figures indicate a deterioration of= the situation=2C potentially signalling a third wave. According to WHO=2C= the east in particular has recently witnessed a sharp increase in COVID-1= 9 cases and hospitalisations. Between 25 April and 1 May=2C 1=2C279 new ca= ses and 50 new deaths were reported which is a 14 per cent increase in the= cases and 4 per cent increase in deaths compared to the previous week. Af= ghanistan now has a test-positivity-rate =E2=80=93 positive tests as a per= centage of total tests =E2=80=93 of 15 per cent=2C suggesting overall under-testin= g of potential cases. The majority of confirmed cases were men between the= ages of 15 and 30=2C whereas the majority of recorded deaths were men bet= ween the ages of 50 and 79. Men account for more than 66 per cent of the t= otal COVID-19 confirmed cases in the MoPH data=2C although this may be the= result of over-representation of men in testing. Due to limited public he= alth resources=2C lack of people coming forward 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-reported overall in Afghanistan. Sti= gma is considered a major factor in people choosing not to get tests and r= isk communications work is critical to turning this around. WHO warns that= widespread complacency and failure to follow public health advice in Afgh= anistan is creating grave risks in the community with people generally not= observing physical distancing or mask-wearing protocols. WHO Afghanistan remains concerned about mutations of the virus=2C cases of whi= ch have been confirmed in Afghanistan. There is a significant increase in= cases of the new=2C more infectious variant in neighbouring Pakistan and= Iran. MOPH is preparing for a third wave including scaling-up surveillanc= e at borders and improved testing. More than 7 per cent of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases are among healt= hcare staff and ensuring these groups are vaccinated is of critical import= ance. Among the provinces=2C Hirat=2C Kabul=2C Nangarhar and Balkh reporte= d the highest number of cases among healthcare workers. There is an urgent= need to ensure continued distribution of medical and protective equipment= to frontline workers all corners of the country. 26 laboratories are now= operating in Afghanistan =E2=80=93 with plans to scale-up to at least one= laboratory per province by June 2021. National laboratories are testing 7= =2C500 samples a day. WHO reports that laboratories have capacity to test= up to 8=2C500 samples but low demand means technicians are currently work= ing reduced hours. Vaccination: The first batch (https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/cov= id-19-vaccines-shipped-covax-arrive-afghanistan) of 468=2C000 COVID-19 vac= cination doses through the COVAX facility arrived in Afghanistan on 8 Marc= h. In total=2C Afghanistan has received 968=2C000 doses of the vaccine =E2= =80=93 468=2C000 from the COVAX facility and 500=2C000 directly from the g= overnment of India -- enabling the vaccination for some 484=2C000 people.= COVID-19 vaccination through MOPH has now been opened to all those above= 18 years of age. Vaccination is currently available in select health faci= lities and through mobile vaccination teams. More than 448=2C000 have been= vaccinated in Afghanistan through the MOPH programme to date=2C including= some 100=2C000 health workers=2C 50=2C000 teachers=2C 25=2C000 people wit= h co-morbidities and 18=2C000 prisoners. Of those vaccinated=2C 66 per cen= t were men and 34 per cent women. Around 10 per cent of those vaccinated h= ave received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Overall=2C however=2C there remains some concern around low demand among h= ealthcare workers and equitable access to vaccines for Afghans=2C especial= ly vulnerable groups such as IDPs=2C returnees and nomadic populations and= people living in hard-to-reach areas. IOM reports that vaccination covera= ge is extremely limited among all migrant populations due to negative perc= eptions and barriers to accessing care. Much more focus is needed to ensur= e migrants are vaccinated on pace with settled populations given the impac= t mobility has as a vector for transmission=2C especially with the more co= ntagious viral variants now in Afghanistan. Additional efforts are also ne= eded to reach women and people living in non-government-controlled areas w= ith vaccines. Vaccine uptake remains slow and continued risk communication= and community engagement efforts are needed to ensure high-risk populatio= ns and frontline staff understand the benefits of the vaccine and can effe= ctively dispel misinformation. Countering negative rumours about the vaccine is a priority. As cases increase=2C humanitarian= partners continue to urge the Government to ensure laboratories and front= line staff are appropriately equipped and that procured supplies =E2=80=93= including vaccines =E2=80=93 go to under-resourced health centres across= the entire country in a transparent manner=2C so that life-saving support= can be delivered to those most in need. WHO reports that additional deliv= eries from the COVAX facility will likely be delayed due to global shortag= es however=2C additional vaccines may become available through bilateral c= hannels. The UN has received 5=2C000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for personnel= so they can continue to deliver life-saving services to people in Afghani= stan. Eligible groups include UN and INGO staff. In order to access the UN= vaccination scheme=2C eligible individuals must register on the UN COVID-= 19 vaccine portal. In order to access the portal=2C INGOs are requested to= develop a sponsorship agreement with their main UN partner. NNGO staff ar= e able to be vaccinated through the Government=E2=80=99s vaccination schem= e. Please see the UN COVID-19 Vaccination page (https://www.un.org/en/coro= navirus/vaccination) for more information. Vaccinations under the UN schem= e began in Afghanistan on 13 April. Response update: According to the WHO Weekly COVID-19 Response Update=2C 9= 25 health workers have received training on ICU care and 1=2C702 health wo= rkers have been trained on case management by WHO between 29 April 2021 an= d March 2020. Since the start of the pandemic=2C WHO has further provided= MOPH with almost 500=2C000 PCR tests=2C more than 5.7 million surgical ma= sks=2C over 1=2C000 oxygen concentrators and 179 hospital beds =E2=80=93 w= ith an additional 3=2C433 hospital beds in the pipeline. Close to 300 labo= ratory staff have been trained on PCR testing. Almost 300=2C000 health wor= kers (including polio workers)=2C NGO and government staff have been train= ed on COVID-19 surveillance and some 250=2C000 health workers and mobilise= rs have been oriented on delivering preventative COVID-19 messages. Since= the start of March 2020=2C WHO has medically screened almost 11 million p= eople at points-of-entry. Socio-economic impacts: The socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in addition= to other factors have translated into a dramatic deterioration in food in= security. An updated IPC analysis just released estimates that 14.1 millio= n people =E2=80=93 more than one third of the population - are in crisis o= r emergency levels of food insecurity. Cumulative precipitation has been b= elow average over the wet season with reduced precipitation and higher tem= peratures likely to affect farmers and pastoralists=2C as well as water av= ailability over the next few months. Food prices are already higher than n= ormal due to COVID-19 and are likely to increase further given the dry spe= ll=E2=80=99s likely impact on first and second crops in 2021. These factor= s=2C combined with COVID-19 related interruptions to informal employment a= nd decreased remittances=2C are driving people into crippling debt. Data f= rom the 2020 Whole of Afghanistan Assessment showed that the primary reaso= n for taking on this debt last year was to pay for food (53 per cent). Humanitarian needs and response planning: The 2021 edition of the multi-ye= ar revised Afghanistan HRP (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/ww= w.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/afg_humanitarian_respons= e_plan_2018_2021_jan_2021.pdf) identifies 18.4 million people in humanitar= ian need in 2021 as a result of COVID-19=2C ongoing conflict and natural d= isasters. Approximately six times the number of people are in need of huma= nitarian assistance in 2021 compared to four years ago when the multi-year= HRP was first developed. Recognising the multiple=2C overlapping challeng= es facing the people of Afghanistan over spring =E2=80=93 including low r= ainfall=2C intensifying conflict=2C and ongoing COVID-19 challenges =E2=80= =93 the ICCT conducted a multi-sectoral analysis (https://reliefweb.int/re= port/afghanistan/afghanistan-spring-disaster-contingency-plan-mar-jun-2021= ) of likely needs across highly-impacted provinces and has published a Spr= ing Disaster Contingency Plan identifying the most urgent needs from March-June=2C with $390 million required for response. Securing addit= ional funding for this spring plan and the broader HRP is urgent with only= 11.6 per cent of 2021 HRP requirements received to date. Cross Border: UPDATED Border Crossings: The Iranian Government has imposed an indefinite lockdow= n with border closures starting from 29 April. The border will remain open= only to commercial traffic and movement of documented nationals returning= home to Afghanistan. According to the Border Monitoring Team of the Direc= torate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR)=2C a total of 22=2C855 Afghanis= tan nationals returned from Iran through the Milak and Islam Qala border c= rossing sites between 23 and 29 April. 9=2C824 people returned voluntarily= and 13=2C031 were deported. Since the start of the year=2C a historically= significant influx of 363=2C941 people returned to Afghanistan=2C sparkin= g new concerns about transmission of COVID-19 variants and overall absorpt= ion capacity of existing health resources. A sharp drop in remittances to= Afghanistan has also been observed. Pakistan has imposed a two-week lockdown between 5 and 19 May and closed i= ts borders with Iran and Afghanistan for incoming people. The border will= only remain open to outbound commercial movements and for Afghan national= s returning to Afghanistan. Between 23 and 29 April 2021=2C a total of 194= undocumented Afghans voluntarily returned from Pakistan through the Torkh= am and Spin Boldak borders. According to a recent IOM community-based needs assessment (https://relief= web.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-community-based-needs-assessment-su= mmary-results-round-11-jul-dec) =2C extremely high levels of unemployment= =2C in combination with Afghanistan=E2=80=99s informal employment and agri= culture-based economy=2C mean that only limited job opportunities are avai= lable in urban areas hosting high number of IDPs=2C cross-border returnees= and other mobile populations=2C especially in overcrowded cities like Hir= at=2C Kabul and Jalalabad. As a result=2C these increasingly dire economic= circumstances=2C which are exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic= =2C are leading to significant outward migration to Iran=2C Turkey and bey= ond. ------------------------------------------------------------ Download the full update =C2=BB (https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sit= es/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/strategic_sitrep_co= vid-19_6_may_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=3D70f= 4761c9c&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 more= than 3.2 million people across the world have now died due to COVID-19. A= s of 6 may=2C the pandemic is affecting 192 countries with some 154 millio= n confirmed cases globally. <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.li= st-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3De593f92873&e= =3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjus= t: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;= text-decoration: underline;">WHO reports</a> that for the second successiv= e week=2C the number of COVID-19 cases globally remains at the highest lev= els since the beginning of the pandemic with over 5.7 million new cases. F= or the seventh consecutive week=2C new global deaths are on the increase= =2C with more than 93=2C000 deaths recorded. <a href=3D"https://huma= nitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a= 5ef4&id=3Dcf7b6984b6&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exact= ly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fd= e;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">WHO report</a>s that wh= ile the emergence of new virus variants is common=2C those with higher spe= ed of transmission or potentially increased pathogenicity (i.e. the capaci= ty of a microbe to cause damage in a host) are very concerning. Crucial in= vestigations are underway to comprehensively understand the behaviour of t= he new virus mutation (B117) and steer the response accordingly.<br> <br> <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u= =3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D94092734c7&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso= -line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-ad= just: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;"= ><img data-file-id=3D"1299232" height=3D"491" src=3D"https://mcusercontent= =2Ecom/fe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4/images/ccdb6879-6785-9181-f9a4-89571f645df1= =2Epng" style=3D"border: 0px;width: 560px;height: 491px;margin: 0px;outline:= none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;" width=3D"560= "></a><br> <br> <strong>MOPH Figures: As of 6 May=2C </strong><strong><a href=3D"https://h= umanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85= b9a5ef4&id=3D1884d8fdba&e=3D378d750ef4" 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;">MoPH data</a></stron= g><strong> shows that </strong><strong>61=2C162 </strong><strong>people ac= ross all 34 provinces in Afghanistan are confirmed to have had COVID-19. S= ome </strong><strong>53=2C750 </strong><strong>people have recovered=2C an= d </strong><strong>2=2C664</strong> <strong>people have died =E2=80=93 at= least 91 of whom are healthcare workers. Since the start of the pandemic= =2C only 412=2C798 tests have been conducted for a population of 40.4 mill= ion.</strong> <strong>While numbers currently remain below those seen duri= ng the peak of the first and second waves=2C recent official MOPH figures= indicate a deterioration of the situation=2C potentially signalling a thi= rd wave. According to WHO=2C the east in particular has recently witnessed= a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations.</strong> Between= 25 April and 1 May=2C 1=2C279 new cases and 50 new deaths were reported w= hich is a 14 per cent increase in the cases and 4 per cent increase in dea= ths compared to the previous week. Afghanistan now has a test-positivity-r= ate =E2=80=93 positive tests as a percentage of total tests =E2=80=93 of 1= 5 per cent=2C suggesting overall under-testing of potential cases. The maj= ority of confirmed cases were men between the ages of 15 and 30=2C whereas= the majority of recorded deaths were men between the ages of 50 and 79. M= en account for more than 66 per cent of the total COVID-19 confirmed cases= in the MoPH data=2C although this may be the result of over-representatio= n of men in testing. Due to limited public health resources=2C lack of peo= ple coming forward for testing=2C as well as the absence of a national dea= th register=2C confirmed cases of and deaths from COVID-19 are likely to b= e under-reported overall in Afghanistan. Stigma is considered a major fact= or in people choosing not to get tests and risk communications work is cri= tical to turning this around. WHO warns that widespread complacency and fa= ilure to follow public health advice in Afghanistan is creating grave risk= s 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 of the new=2C more infectious varian= t in neighbouring Pakistan and Iran. MOPH is preparing for a third wave in= cluding scaling-up surveillance at borders and improved testing.<br> <br> More than 7 per cent of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases are among healt= hcare staff and ensuring these groups are vaccinated is of critical import= ance. Among the provinces=2C Hirat=2C Kabul=2C Nangarhar and Balkh reporte= d the highest number of cases among healthcare workers. There is an urgent= need to ensure continued distribution of medical and protective equipment= to frontline workers all corners of the country. 26 laboratories are now= operating in Afghanistan =E2=80=93 with plans to scale-up to at least one= laboratory per province by June 2021. National laboratories are testing 7= =2C500 samples a day. WHO reports that laboratories have capacity to test= up to 8=2C500 samples but low demand means technicians are currently work= ing reduced hours.<br> <br> <strong>Vaccination:</strong> The <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.= us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D6c0b027= 4c4&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-= adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: no= rmal;text-decoration: underline;">first batch</a> of 468=2C000 COVID-19 va= ccination doses through the COVAX facility arrived in Afghanistan on 8 Mar= ch. In total=2C Afghanistan has received 968=2C000 doses of the vaccine= =E2=80=93 468=2C000 from the COVAX facility and 500=2C000 directly from t= he government of India -- enabling the vaccination for some 484=2C000 peop= le. COVID-19 vaccination through MOPH has now been opened to all those abo= ve 18 years of age. Vaccination is currently available in select health fa= cilities and through mobile vaccination teams. More than 448=2C000 have be= en vaccinated in Afghanistan through the MOPH programme to date=2C includi= ng some 100=2C000 health workers=2C 50=2C000 teachers=2C 25=2C000 people w= ith co-morbidities and 18=2C000 prisoners. Of those vaccinated=2C 66 per c= ent were men and 34 per cent women. Around 10 per cent of those vaccinated= have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.<br> <br> Overall=2C however=2C there remains some concern around low demand among h= ealthcare workers and equitable access to vaccines for Afghans=2C especial= ly vulnerable groups such as IDPs=2C returnees and nomadic populations and= people living in hard-to-reach areas. IOM reports that vaccination covera= ge is extremely limited among all migrant populations due to negative perc= eptions and barriers to accessing care. Much more focus is needed to ensur= e migrants are vaccinated on pace with settled populations given the impac= t mobility has as a vector for transmission=2C especially with the more co= ntagious viral variants now in Afghanistan. Additional efforts are also ne= eded to reach women and people living in non-government-controlled areas w= ith vaccines. Vaccine uptake remains slow and continued risk communication= and community engagement efforts are needed to ensure high-risk populatio= ns and frontline staff understand the benefits of the vaccine and can effe= ctively dispel misinformation. Countering negative rumours about the vacci= ne is a priority. As cases increase=2C humanitarian partners continue to u= rge the Government to ensure laboratories and frontline staff are appropri= ately equipped and that procured supplies =E2=80=93 including vaccines =E2= =80=93 go to under-resourced health centres across the entire country in a= transparent manner=2C so that life-saving support can be delivered to tho= se most in need. WHO reports that additional deliveries from the COVAX fac= ility will likely be delayed due to global shortages however=2C additional= vaccines may become available through bilateral channels.<br> <br> The UN has received 5=2C000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine for personnel= so they can continue to deliver life-saving services to people in Afghani= stan. Eligible groups include UN and INGO staff. In order to access the UN= vaccination scheme=2C eligible individuals must register on the UN COVID-= 19 vaccine portal. In order to access the portal=2C INGOs are requested to= develop a sponsorship agreement with their main UN partner. NNGO staff ar= e able to be vaccinated through the Government=E2=80=99s vaccination schem= e. Please see the <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.= com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3Dcd88d73c32&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-we= bkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;text-decora= tion: underline;">UN COVID-19 Vaccination page</a> for more information. V= accinations under the UN scheme began in Afghanistan on 13 April.<br> <br> <strong>Response update: </strong>According to the WHO Weekly COVID-19 Res= ponse Update=2C 925 health workers have received training on ICU care and= 1=2C702 health workers have been trained on case management by WHO betwee= n 29 April 2021 and March 2020. Since the start of the pandemic=2C WHO has= further provided MOPH with almost 500=2C000 PCR tests=2C more than 5.7 mi= llion surgical masks=2C over 1=2C000 oxygen concentrators and 179 hospital= beds =E2=80=93 with an additional 3=2C433 hospital beds in the pipeline.= Close to 300 laboratory staff have been trained on PCR testing. Almost 30= 0=2C000 health workers (including polio workers)=2C NGO and government sta= ff have been trained on COVID-19 surveillance and some 250=2C000 health wo= rkers and mobilisers have been oriented on delivering preventative COVID-1= 9 messages. Since the start of March 2020=2C WHO has medically screened al= most 11 million people at points-of-entry.<br> <br> <strong>Socio-economic impacts:</strong> The socio-economic impacts of COV= ID-19 in addition to other factors have translated into a dramatic deterio= ration in food insecurity. An updated IPC analysis just released estimates= that 14.1 million people =E2=80=93 more than one third of the population= - are in crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity. Cumulative precip= itation has been below average over the wet season with reduced precipitat= ion and higher temperatures likely to affect farmers and pastoralists=2C a= s well as water availability over the next few months. Food prices are alr= eady higher than normal due to COVID-19 and are likely to increase further= given the dry spell=E2=80=99s likely impact on first and second crops in= 2021. These factors=2C combined with COVID-19 related interruptions to in= formal employment and decreased remittances=2C are driving people into cri= ppling debt. Data from the 2020 Whole of Afghanistan Assessment showed tha= t the primary reason for taking on this debt last year was to pay for food= (53 per cent).<br> <br> <strong>Humanitarian needs and response planning: </strong>The 2021 editio= n of the multi-year revised <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.li= st-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3De57f875b63&e= =3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjus= t: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;= text-decoration: underline;">Afghanistan HRP</a> identifies 18.4 million p= eople in humanitarian need in 2021 as a result of COVID-19=2C ongoing conf= lict and natural disasters. Approximately six times the number of people a= re in need of humanitarian assistance in 2021 compared to four years ago w= hen the multi-year HRP was first developed. Recognising the multiple=2C ov= erlapping challenges facing the people of Afghanistan over spring= =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://hum= anitarianresponse.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9= a5ef4&id=3Dbfc8d9237b&e=3D378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exac= tly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418f= de;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">multi-sectoral analysi= s</a> of likely needs across highly-impacted provinces and has published a= Spring Disaster Contingency Plan identifying the most urgent needs from M= arch-June=2C with $390 million required for response. Securing additional= funding for this spring plan and the broader HRP is urgent with only 11.6= per cent of 2021 HRP requirements received to date.</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 Iranian Government has imposed an i= ndefinite lockdown with border closures starting from 29 April. The border= will remain open only to commercial traffic and movement of documented na= tionals returning home to Afghanistan. According to the Border Monitoring= Team of the Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation (DoRR)=2C a total of= 22=2C855 Afghanistan nationals returned from Iran through the Milak and I= slam Qala border crossing sites between 23 and 29 April. 9=2C824 people re= turned voluntarily and 13=2C031 were deported. Since the start of the year= =2C a historically significant influx of 363=2C941 people returned to Afgh= anistan=2C sparking new concerns about transmission of COVID-19 variants a= nd overall absorption capacity of existing health resources. A sharp drop= in remittances to Afghanistan has also been observed.<br> <br> Pakistan has imposed a two-week lockdown between 5 and 19 May and closed i= ts borders with Iran and Afghanistan for incoming people. The border will= only remain open to outbound commercial movements and for Afghan national= s returning to Afghanistan. Between 23 and 29 April 2021=2C a total of 194= undocumented Afghans voluntarily returned from Pakistan through the Torkh= am and Spin Boldak borders.<br> <br> According to a recent IOM <a href=3D"https://humanitarianresponse.us4.list= -manage.com/track/click?u=3Dfe0746c970b6af5b85b9a5ef4&id=3D3d066bd99c&e=3D= 378d750ef4" style=3D"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:= 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #418fde;font-weight: normal;te= xt-decoration: underline;">community-based needs assessment</a>=2C extreme= ly high levels of unemployment=2C in combination with Afghanistan=E2=80=99= s informal employment and agriculture-based economy=2C mean that only limi= ted job opportunities are available in urban areas hosting high number of= IDPs=2C cross-border returnees and other mobile populations=2C especially= in overcrowded cities like Hirat=2C Kabul and Jalalabad. As a result=2C t= hese increasingly dire economic circumstances=2C which are exacerbated by= the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic=2C are leading to significant outward migra= tion to Iran=2C Turkey and beyond.</span></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=3D57a50= 23f31&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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