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Standard Project Report 2016
Project Objectives and Results
Project Objectives
Over one million people were on the move within Afghanistan and across borders by the close of 2016. This
included newly displaced and newly returning Afghans, many of them requiring humanitarian assistance.
In September 2016, the United Nations launched a Flash Appeal to meet the immediate needs of these vulnerable
people.
In line with the United Nations Flash Appeal and through the nutrition and food security clusters, WFP
Afghanistan responded to these increased needs by launching an emergency operation (EMOP) for nine months,
from October 15, 2016 through July 14, 2017. This EMOP ensures that needs of the beneficiaries are met through
the harsh winter months and into the warmer season. The protracted relief and recovery operation (PRRO) 200447
already supports a number of internally displaced persons (IDPs), but the focus of the EMOP is specific to meeting
immediate needs emerging from this particular crisis.
The EMOP is in line with WFP Strategic Objectives 1 and 4 and consistent with Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) 2: Zero Hunger and 17: Partnerships for the Goals, with linkages to SDG 5: Gender Equality.
The specific objectives are as follows:
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Respond to the food security and nutrition needs of refugee returnees and undocumented returnees,
conflict-affected IDPs, and refugees (SO 1);
Prevent malnutrition in children aged 6-23 months from undocumented returnee households and treat
moderately malnourished children aged 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) (SO 4).
The main objectives of the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months especially during
an emergency are: i) reduction of the percentage of severe acute malnutrition in the target group and ii) reduction
of under 5 mortality rates. The programme also targeted acutely malnourished PLW by providing them with
nutritious supplementary food to improve pregnancy outcomes and promote exclusive breastfeeding.
Approved Budget for Project Duration (USD)
Cost Category
Capacity Dev.t and Augmentation
522,400
Direct Support Costs
9,050,823
Food and Related Costs
15,427,447
Indirect Support Costs
4,369,758
Cash & Voucher and Related Costs
37,424,452
Total
66,794,880
Project Activities
Strategic Objective 1: Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies
Outcome: Stabilised or improved food consumption over assistance period for targeted households and/or
individuals.
Activity: General distribution (GD).
WFP Afghanistan provided life-saving food assistance through general distributions (GD) and cash-based transfers
(CBT) to undocumented returnees, documented refugee returnees, newly affected internally displaced persons
(IDPs), and refugees from Pakistan. The initial provision of food to vulnerable undocumented returnees was
Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of (AF)
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