Uma HI Indv Project
INTD724 Humanitarian Assistance and Service Delivery
Individual Project
Submitted By Uma Kanjinghat
AFGHANISTAN
Introduction
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in central Asia. The full name of the country is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a population of 33.4 million (UN, 2012). The capital of the country is Kabul which is also the largest one. The major religion in Afghanistan is Islam. The main exports that support the economy of Afghanistan are fruit and nuts, carpets, wool and opium. According to World Bank the Gross National Income per capita is US $470 (Afghanistan profile, 2014).
Afghanistan has abundant natural resources. Afghanistan has abundant of coal, iron, chrome, copper and salt deposits. It has also have small deposits of uranium, silver and gold. Natural gas is the richest source of hydrocarbon in Afghanistan. Considerable amount of oil deposits are documented but not yet evaluated (Library of Congress , 2008). Afghanistan has experienced serious instability and turbulence in the modern era which is ruining the economy and infrastructure. This instability has pushed majority of population into refugees (Afghanistan profile, 2014). Afghanistan was the 6th largest receiver of official humanitarian aid in 2012. The total aid received by Afghanistan came around 32% of Gross National Income. The vulnerability index score in 2012-13 in Afghanistan is high (Global Humanitarian Assistance, n.d.).
Underlying factors of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
The humanitarian crisis affected in Afghanistan are armed conflicts, natural disasters and forced displacement. In Afghanistan internal displacements of people caused due to armed conflicts are the major concern of humanitarian workers. The internal conflicts history can be drawn back to political crisis in 1978-1979 known as Saur revolution. Then soviet military existence in Afghanistan till 1989 has also resulted in armed rebellions inside the country. Then the Taliban command
Individual Project
Submitted By Uma Kanjinghat
AFGHANISTAN
Introduction
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in central Asia. The full name of the country is Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a population of 33.4 million (UN, 2012). The capital of the country is Kabul which is also the largest one. The major religion in Afghanistan is Islam. The main exports that support the economy of Afghanistan are fruit and nuts, carpets, wool and opium. According to World Bank the Gross National Income per capita is US $470 (Afghanistan profile, 2014).
Afghanistan has abundant natural resources. Afghanistan has abundant of coal, iron, chrome, copper and salt deposits. It has also have small deposits of uranium, silver and gold. Natural gas is the richest source of hydrocarbon in Afghanistan. Considerable amount of oil deposits are documented but not yet evaluated (Library of Congress , 2008). Afghanistan has experienced serious instability and turbulence in the modern era which is ruining the economy and infrastructure. This instability has pushed majority of population into refugees (Afghanistan profile, 2014). Afghanistan was the 6th largest receiver of official humanitarian aid in 2012. The total aid received by Afghanistan came around 32% of Gross National Income. The vulnerability index score in 2012-13 in Afghanistan is high (Global Humanitarian Assistance, n.d.).
Underlying factors of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
The humanitarian crisis affected in Afghanistan are armed conflicts, natural disasters and forced displacement. In Afghanistan internal displacements of people caused due to armed conflicts are the major concern of humanitarian workers. The internal conflicts history can be drawn back to political crisis in 1978-1979 known as Saur revolution. Then soviet military existence in Afghanistan till 1989 has also resulted in armed rebellions inside the country. Then the Taliban command
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