Humanitarian Overview - Daykundi Province
OCHA Contact: Ishaq Ali Ramazani
January 2014
http://afg.humanitarianresponse.info/
Context: In Daykundi, humanitarian needs, particularly related to health and food security, are mostly due to underdevelopment, lack of
livelihood opportunities, chronic poverty, and long and harsh winters. Difficult terrain, poor road networks and remoteness further hamper
access to people in need.
Key Messages
Extremely challenging physical terrain hampers humanitarian access to the population, as well as increases overall operational costs.
DRR needs to be prioritized to avoid further deterioration of humanitarian situation. Recurring natural disasters including floods,
snow avalanches and droughts contribute to humanitarian needs with major losses to human assets and exhausting local coping
mechanisms, leading to economic migration. Resilience strategy that focuses on disaster risk reduction programs is crucial to alleviate
human suffering in one of the few relatively secure and stable areas of Afghanistan.
People in Need1
Population
(CSO 2013-14)
Humanitarian Organizations Present with Current Operations2
 14,449
 Total: 410,800
 Male 51.4%, Female: 8.6%
 Urban: 0, Rural: 100%
UN: UNICEF and UN Women, WHO have offices in Daykundi.
UNHCR and WFP operate through national NGOs/implementing
partners (AREA and OHW), while WHO, UNICEF and UN Women
operate through government counterparts/provincial departments.
natural
disasteraffected people registered from
2011-20133.
INGOs: ACF, PU-AMI, CARITAS-G, OXFAM.
NNGOs: MOVE, OHW, AREA, NPO, CoAR, GWO, RCDC, RORA, CAF,
YHDO, CCA, LSO, FGF.
Humanitarian Coordination Structure:
Provincial Disaster Management Committee (PDMC) is a core forum for humanitarian coordination with participation from the government
departments and humanitarian community. PDMC is led by the Governor with ANDMA support as a secretariat.
OCT (Operation Coordination Team) in Daykundi is a coordination forum for humanitarian community. Daykundi OCT was established in
April 2013 and meetings are held on monthly basis in Nili. However, due to weather constraints in the winter, most partners suspend their
programs and shift to Kabul. As such, the OCT meetings are also held in Kabul. Long and difficult routes from districts to Nili center are
challenging for district based organizations to participate in coordination meetings.
Humanitarian Access (Issues/Constraints):
Remoteness, poor road networks and heavy snowfall negatively affect humanitarian response. Ishtarlay, Khadir and Sangi Takht districts
are often closed due to heavy snowfall in the winter and flooding in the summer. The infiltration of armed opposition groups in Gizab and
bordering villages of Kajran districts limit humanitarian access. NGO operations are limited and often shifted to Kabul in the winter due to
physical access constraints caused by heavy snowfall.
Disease Outbreaks as reported by DEWS:
Shahristan: moderate risk of Hepatitis V and ARI.
Gizab, Nili, Ishtarlay districts: low risk of measles, cholera, chicken pox and pertussis .
Humanitarian Needs by Sector/Cluster
Food Security and Agriculture: Daykundi is ranked as “high” due to acute food insecurity in winter and spring
lean seasons and the populations’ vulnerability to shocks. 2.5 percent (9,716 people) are very severely food
insecure and 20.9 percent (81,686 people) are food insecure4. According to the 2013 IPC analysis report, 18.4
per cent of the population (75,587 individual) experience “crisis” food situation and 17.3 percent (71,068
individual) people live under “emergency”. Daykundi province is expected to shift from IPC Phase 3 (crisis) to
Phase 4 (emergency) due to the drought expansion, inadequate food availability and poor access to markets.
The continuation of dryness will exacerbate the already food insecure areas of Sangi Takht and Ishtarlay
districts. There is significant annual deficit of wheat due to lack of arable lands. The deficit stood at over 50,000
MT in 2012.5
Health:
Daykundi is highly vulnerable to negative health impacts due to the poor performance and coverage of the public
health system, compounded by scattered population, harsh terrain, extreme weather and recurrent natural
disasters. Difficult or no accessibility is a reason of very high vulnerability for 30-39 per cent of the population in
Khadir, Gizab, Sangi Takht, Ishtarlay, Gaiti and Kajran districts. Low vaccination coverage is the cause of high
vulnerabilities for 74.6% of population in Ishtarlay, Khadir, Gizab, Sangi Takht, Nili and Gaiti districts. Shahristan,
Nili, Miramor and Ishtarlay districts recorded the highest number of diseases outbreaks in Daykundi.
Nutrition:
There is lack of information on nutrition status in Daykundi, the current analysis of nutrition data is based on
proxy indicators from other clusters. The national nutrition survey, that can provide better understanding of the
nutrition situation in Daykundi, is currently underway.
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene:
Daykundi is a high ranking WASH province and is prone to drought and flash floods. Cluster presence and
access to the province is limited. Access to safe drinking water index is very high with low availability of water
point per families and is a cause of high vulnerability to water related diseases.
Protection. Daykundi is ranked low due to the minimal access constraints and security incidents. 20 conflict and
natural disaster IDPs were registered in 2011-20136.
Emergency Shelter and NFI. Daykundi is ranked low. However, Gaiti, Miramor and Sangi Takht districts are of
concern as they remain vulnerable to natural disasters with limited access to the affected population.
1 Afg_2014HNO_ANNEX_B_Maps_Tables_Final
2 Central Highland 3Ws
3 CHAP 2014: Humanitarian Needs Overview/People Affected by Natural Disasters (non IDPs) – IOM HAP database, 1 January 2011 – 31
August 2013.
4 CHAP 2014: Humanitarian Needs Overview /FSAC Cluster/Kilo-calorie intake deficiency [CSO/WFP, 2011-2012 NRVA, 20,400
households, 34 provinces].
5 MAIL Agriculture Prospect Report December 2012
6 CHAP 2014: Humanitarian Needs Overview /ES/NFIs/ Cluster
2011 until 31 August 2013. (UNHCR PMT and IOM HAP
Database).
Natural disaster and conflict-induced IDPs displaced from 1 January