Dear John,

You’ve already seen the headlines, videos, Tweets and images. Now read the facts:

• A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Afghanistan
• An enormous spike in violence and insecurity – the latest in 40 years of conflict – has seen displacement increase dramatically in almost every province of the country
• More than 550,000 people have been forced to flee their homes across the country in 2021 alone, adding to the nearly 3 million who were already internally displaced
• 80% of all Afghans displaced since May are women and children
• Afghans are also battling drought, food scarcity, COVID-19 and a health service on the edge of collapse
• With our partners, UNHCR has provided food, shelter, cash, hygiene and sanitary kits and other life-saving assistance to more than a quarter of a million people this year
• UNHCR and partners remain operational in nearly two thirds of districts in Afghanistan, and are able to access all provinces
• Our teams in Afghanistan will stay and deliver humanitarian aid for the Afghan people for as long as we are able to access vulnerable people in need

There is no time to waste. We have to act now. Donate to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today to help provide protection, safe shelter, and life-saving support to Afghan families displaced by the conflict.

Thank you.

Astrid van Genderen Stort
Head of Emergencies and Communications, PSP
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency