The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that the risk of gender-based violence (GBV) in Afghanistan remains elevated.
OCHA released a report on Saturday, April 18, covering the period from 7 to 17 April of this year, which highlights the damage caused by recent heavy rains and flooding.
The office also emphasized that protection partners have provided psychosocial and (GBV)-related support to over 2,200 people.
The report states: “While wider protection risks remain elevated, including increased exposure to GBV, child labour, and psychological distress affecting an estimated 14,000 people.”
OCHA added that humanitarian partners have expanded urgent relief efforts following recent rainfall and floods that affected most parts of the country.
Overall, the report says that “several hundred people have been killed or injured,” thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed, critical infrastructure, including hundreds of kilometers of major roads and several bridges, has been destroyed, and large areas of agricultural land have also been affected.
OCHA noted that more than 73,000 people have been affected, and over 31,000 people in need of urgent assistance have been identified.
The office stressed that various United Nations agencies have assisted affected families. https://8am.media/eng/ocha-gender-based-violence-afghanistan-risk-high/
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