Afghanistan Earthquake Emergency
The deadliest earthquake in Afghanistan has affected
3,197 families across numerous districts as of October 13, 2023. To date 1,300 individuals are said to have killed and 1,800 have suffered serious injuries. In addition, 21,300 buildings are estimated to have been damage.
Children are especially vulnerable and have suffered severe psychological distress from the earthquake requiring mental health and psychosocial support.
Afghanistan is also known to home for 3.25 Million internally displaced people
(IDPs), over 52,000 refugees and 13,500 Afghan refugee returnees. Prior to the earthquake, numbers of people are in need of humanitarian assistance.
In response to the earthquake, UNHCR is working closely with national and international partners to respond to the
situation as part of a broader inter-agency response, coordinated by Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
UNHCR is on the ground to provide the necessary assistance such as tents, core relief items and dignity kits. Hence, in support of
UNHCR, we aim to collect funds to assist those affected by the earthquake.
“Afghanistan has been hit by two strong earthquakes in a few days: destruction, devastation and death coming on top of a very fragile situation especially for women. We think of those Afghans —
they are thousands — who have lost dear ones. It is urgent to step up humanitarian aid.”
- Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 12 October 2023
