Decades of war and an escalating conflict, combined with frequent earthquakes and seasonal hazards such as drought, landslides, extreme winters and floods have left the majority of people in Afghanistan extremely vulnerable.  The 2010 Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) aims to improve the coordination of humanitarian programming and activities by identifying, prioritising and addressing the most acute needs in Afghanistan.  It is based on a thorough analysis of the social, political and security context, and an in-depth humanitarian needs assessment.  Projects and priorities included in the HAP underwent a comprehensive peer-review vetting process in line with detailed criteria, which was led by OCHA at regional, cluster and Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) levels, before final endorsement by the Humanitarian Coordinator.  This document represents the HCT’s best judgement of the priorities and needs within the complex situation that is Afghanistan today.
The ongoing and escalating conflict, with incident levels rising 30 to 35% from 2008 to 2009, has had an increasingly harmful impact on the population while simultaneously restricting humanitarian space.  Less than 40% of the country is categorised as a ‘low-risk/permissive environment.’  Attacks on humanitarian actors have remained constant despite a reduction in non-essential programmes, and thus in exposure.  A deadly, targeted attack on a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul in late October 2009, plus increasingly direct threats against the UN, has forced aid organizations to review security arrangements and to reassess the impact and criticality of their programmes.  This review may necessitate adjusting planned activities and budgets in the coming weeks or months and, potentially, a greater dependence on NGOs and other non-UN actors.  Consequently, NGO efforts towards meeting humanitarian needs must receive stronger support this year.
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Afghanistan Humanitarian Action Plan     2010 (Consolidated appeal (20/10/2010):      Requested:      774 million  USD           Funding:           514 million  USD          Coverage:        66.4%           Pledges:           0 million USD