UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report: 1-29 February 2024
Situation Report #2 in 2024: 1-29 February
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Highlights
• In 2024, 23.7 million people (12.4 million children) are in need of humanitarian assistance. In addition, approximately 180,000 people are at risk of natural disasters (54 per cent of them children).
• The Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) projections for the period November 2023 to March 2024 highlighted a deterioration in food security, with the number of people in IPC phase 3 or above likely to rise to 15.8 million (36 per cent of the total population).
• In February, a total of 1,041,809 children under the age of five years were screened for acute malnutrition at 3,300 fixed and mobile health facilities supported by UNICEF across the country. Out of those screened, 43,051 children with severe wasting (57 per cent girls) were admitted for treatment.
• In February, more than 6 million people were reached with essential health services in UNICEF-supported health facilities.
