The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan strongly welcomes the establishment of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement and the important facilitation work undertaken by the associated Group of Friends; both frameworks constitute a...
Barriers continue to exist in the provision of life-saving and humanitarian support across the country. Yet, in order to address the collective challenge of displacement, the dominant mindset that sees development interventions as a second-line response need to be...
Herat Province and in particular Herat city and neighbouring Injil district have historically been a significant destination for Internally Displaced People (IDPs). At the end of 2015 Herat was amongst the highest IDP hosting provinces in Afghanistan accounting for...
For decades, conflict has been an almost constant presence, and, for many, internal displacement has become a regular occurrence or a permanent feature of life. The trends are negative and worsening. In 2016, more than 600,000 people in Afghanistan fled conflict to...
Conflicts and disasters are visible and prominent triggers of internal displacement. They compel people to leave their homes and places of habitual residence to avoid harm. The compilation of estimates on internal displacement and disaggregation by conflict and...
