Central Asia - OFDA-44: 30-Sep-02

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) CENTRAL ASIA REGION - Complex Emergency Situation Report #44, Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 September 30, 2002

Note: This Situation Report updates previous Central Asia Region Situation Reports and Fact Sheets. New information is italicized. BACKGROUND Two decades of war in Afghanistan, including a decade-long Soviet occupation and ensuing civil strife, left Afghanistan impoverished and mired in an extended humanitarian crisis. Government infrastructure, including the ability to deliver the most basic health, education, and other social services, collapsed. Severe restrictions by the Taliban, including a restriction on women working outside the home, added to the impact of poverty, particularly on the many households lacking able-bodied adult men. A devastating regional drought compounded the crisis, drying up wells, parching agricultural land, killing off livestock, collapsing rural economies, and eventually exhausting the coping mechanisms of many ordinary Afghans, forcing them to leave their homes in search of food and water. International relief agencies, with support from the United States (U.S.), have long been active in providing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, even during the restrictive years of the Taliban. On October 7, 2001, a Coalition-led military campaign against al Qaeda and Taliban forces began, and by December 2001, the Taliban had collapsed. The new Afghan Interim Authority (AIA) was sworn in on December 22, 2001, increasing humanitarian access to the country and beginning the process of recovery and rehabilitation. The selection of President Hamid Karzai and his cabinet during the Emergency Loya Jirga in June 2002 inaugurated the Islamic Transitional Government of Afghanistan (ITGA). More than one million refugees and a half a million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned to their homes to assist in the rebuilding effort. The U.S. Agency for International Development's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) began its emergency coordination work in response to the regional drought in June 2001, and a USAID/OFDA Program Office in Kabul continues to assess the humanitarian needs of vulnerable Afghans, and to monitor the relief programs of its implementing partners. Afghanistan: Numbers at a Glance Total population (CIA Factbook) 26,813,057 Old Caseload Refugees as of August 2001 (UNHCR) Pakistan 2,000,000 Iran 1,500,000 Refugee Returns Since January 1, 2002 (UNHCR) Pakistan (vol. assisted since March 1) 1,500,000 Pakistan (spontaneous) 200,000 Iran (voluntary assisted since April 9) 212,000 Iran (spontaneous) 66,000 Central Asian states 10,000 Internally Displaced (UNDP/OCHA) Estimate as of December 1, 2001 1,300,000 Registered total as of February 20, 2002 north and northeast 500,000 south and west 420,000 Estimate as of August 1, 2002 (UNHCR) north and northeast 384,500 south and west 474,000 Internally Displaced Returns Since January 1, 2002 (IOM) Total as of August 2, 2002 (vol. assisted) 230,000 Total since December 2001 (spontaneous) 400,000 FY 2001/2002 U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan* $711,911,904 FY 2001/2002 USG Humanitarian Assistance to Tajikistan $88,208,180 CURRENT SITUATION Overview. U.S. soldiers and military bases were the target of several attacks in recent weeks. Winter preparation plans continue for the more than 550,000 Afghans who are expected to experience hardship during the winter. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) closed all but one voluntary return center for Afghan refugees in Pakistan due to declining return numbers. Political/Military. At a recent meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Germany's defense minister proposed that Germany and the Netherlands assume command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) once Turkey's six- month rotation ends in late December. Security. A number of recent attacks targeted U.S. military positions in Afghanistan. On September 20, attackers fired six rockets at a U.S. base in Paktia Province, prompting a U.S. military response. Rockets were fired September 17 at U.S. positions in the eastern city of Asadabad, Kunar Province and the village of Shkin, Paktika Province. Also in Kunar Province, two U.S. soldiers were injured during an ambush. Responding to ISAF intelligence about a possible threat to Bagram Air Base, Afghan police in Kabul intercepted a tanker carrying 44,000 liters of jet fuel that was rigged with explosives and destined for the U.S. military base. Police continue to investigate the incident. In other acts of violence affecting civilians and the relief community, an explosion in a residential neighborhood of Kabul was reported on September 28, causing no serious injuries. Gunmen fired rifles and threw a grenade in a vegetable market in Kandahar, wounding two Afghan soldiers and three civilians. Two rockets struck a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) compound in Jalalabad on September 17, seriously injuring a local U.N. staff person. On September 13, a UNHCR storage tent in Spin Boldak was burned down and its contents lost. Fighting between rival local factions was reported in the northern provinces of Sar-e-Pul, Samangan, and Badakhshan, in the eastern province of Nangarhar, and in the southeastern province of Paktia. U.N. missions to Kunar and Nuristan provinces have been suspended, and access limited to Laghman Province, due to ongoing military activity. Winter Preparation. The ITGA Afghan Assistance Coordination Authority (AACA) and the ITGA Ministry for Rural Reconstruction and Development (MRRD), working with the U.N. Joint Logistics Center (UNJLC) and other U.N. agencies, NGOs, and provincial authorities, is finalizing a common humanitarian assistance strategy for the coming winter. The strategy will address both urban issues affecting recently returned refugees, as well as rural winter access issues, including pre-positioning of food and non-food supplies in areas that will become cut-off by heavy snows. Some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and U.N. agencies have expressed concern that there is not sufficient time or funding before winter to implement the strategy. Following a preliminary survey of Afghan provinces, UNHCR estimates that 556,420 Afghans may experience hardship during the coming winter. Of this number, 290,700 returnees would likely be affected by the cold weather, in addition to 265,720 internally displaced persons (IDPs). According to its initial survey of needs and a review of available stocks, UNHCR reports a shortage of tents. UNJLC estimates a need for 40,504 tents, though only 4,500 tents are currently in stock. Other winter needs include stoves, charcoal, blankets, and plastic sheeting. Food Aid and Agriculture. WFP is facing breaks in its cereal pipeline starting in October, with subsequent breaks expected in November and December. WFP anticipates that cereals will be unavailable after December, based on the current level of donor contributions. Food stocks between now and the end of the year are critical for pre- positioning food in preparation for winter. Preliminary results of the WFP 2002-2003 Vulnerability and Analysis Mapping (VAM) assessment have been released, and are consistent with those of the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment completed this summer. According to the data, increased precipitation in the north and west of the country has resulted in increased production and an improvement in overall food security in those areas. However, in the southern and eastern provinces, as well as in Uruzgan, Bamiyan and Wardak provinces, drought continues to have a negative impact on food security and livelihoods. Furthermore, the assessment has identified pockets with acute levels of food insecurity, most notably in the northeastern provinces of Badakhshan, Baghlan and Takhar. In the Central Highlands and in the provinces of Ghor, Sar-e-Pul, Faryab and Farah, the population continues to experience high levels of food insecurity, despite an overall improvement of the general food situation from last year. Data from this year's Crop and Food Supply Assessment indicate that while yields have increased significantly (82 percent over last year's drought crop) due to better precipitation and the provision of international assistance in those areas that were planted this season, more than 6 million of the most vulnerable Afghans will continue to require targeted food assistance. In addition to the effects of drought, rural indebtedness, loss of productive assets, and lack of purchasing power contribute to high food insecurity. IDPs and Refugees. More than 1.7 million Afghan refugees have been assisted in returning home through the joint UNHCR and ITGA voluntary repatriation program that began on March 1. UNHCR expects more than two million Afghans to return home in 2002. More than 1.5 million Afghans have voluntarily returned from Pakistan since March 1. Kabul and Nangarhar provinces in the east have together absorbed nearly two out of every three returnees. By September 22, UNHCR had closed all voluntary returnee registration centers in Islamabad, Quetta, and Karachi due to declining returns. The Takhtabaig center in Peshawar, which has assisted the majority of returnees, is currently the only open return center. A mobile team is also registering families in Karachi for return. UNHCR attributes the lower number of returnees (down to 20,000 a week from the peak in May of 100,000 a week) to the coming winter, a reduction in return assistance, and insecurity in some parts of the country. UNHCR anticipates fewer returns from the end of October until spring, when returns may once again increase. According to UNHCR, more than 210,000 Afghans have returned home from Iran since its repatriation program began on April 9. UNHCR has temporarily suspended refugee return operations at the southern Milak-Zaranj border crossing until the security situation improves. During the suspension, refugees scheduled to repatriate through Milak will use the northern Dogharun crossing. UNHCR reported that its warehouse in Mashad, Iran, which contained food and non-food items from UNHCR, UNICEF, and the Government of Iran, was destroyed in a fire on September 18. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will transfer camp coordination to partner agencies, as its funding for IDP camp activities ended in late September. UNHCR and IOM have helped more than 230,000 IDPs return to their homes. IOM estimates that despite the success of its return program, there will still remain an estimated 300,000 IDPs in the north, central, and western regions that cannot return home due to continued vulnerability or ethnic persecution. Health. According to the U.N. System Standing Committee on Nutrition, the overall nutrition situation within Afghanistan remains precarious. Continuing drought, physical insecurity, and acute food insecurity in many areas of the country were cited as factors. A seasonal decrease in nutritional status over the summer months was expected in line with the diarrheal season. UNICEF reports that nearly half of Afghan children suffer from chronic malnutrition. USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE Background. On October 4, 2001, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina B. Rocca redeclared a complex humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan for FY 2002. To date, FY 2001 and FY 2002 USG humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan has been provided by USAID/OFDA, Food for Peace (USAID/FFP), Democracy & Governance (USAID/DG), Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM), Department of State's Humanitarian Demining Program (State/HDP), the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (State/INL), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The assistance is for displaced persons inside Afghanistan and Afghan refugees in neighboring countries. On March 26, 2002, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Robert P. Finn issued a disaster declaration due to the earthquake in Baghlan Province. USAID/OFDA responded by providing an additional $25,000 in Disaster Assistance Authority to ACTED, one of many USAID-funded grantees that are providing humanitarian assistance to the affected population. In Tajikistan, on October 10, 2001, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires James A. Boughner declared a disaster due to drought, and requested funds for a seed and fertilizer distribution program. USAID/OFDA responded by providing $998,180 through the U.S. Embassy to Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE) for the purchase and distribution of winter wheat seeds and fertilizer. USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE Personnel. On June 7, the USAID/OFDA Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) based in Kabul was deactivated to become a USAID/OFDA Program Office. The USAID/DART had been in the region since June 2001. USAID/OFDA staff in Kabul will continue to coordinate with the humanitarian relief community, assess the humanitarian situation, and monitor USAID/OFDA programs. New Actions. As part of the overall winterization effort, the following grants have been made to USAID's U.N. and NGO partners in Afghanistan: USAID/OFDA has provided WFP with $2.4 million in support of UN Humanitarian Air Services. USAID/OFDA has provided ACTED with $1,600,000 in support of emergency rehabilitation and winter clearance work at the Salang Tunnel. USAID/OFDA has provided ACTED with $800,000 in support of emergency road rehabilitation in the earthquakle-affected district of Nahrin, Baglan Province. USAID/OFDA has provided CARE with $655,209 in support of emergency water supply and health projects in Kabul. USAID/OFDA has provided CARE with $700,000 in support of emergency livelihood programs in Kabul and Ghazni provinces. USAID/OFDA has provided GOAL with $1.5 million in support of emergency cash-for-work rehabilitation projects in Samangan and Jowzjan provinces. USAID/OFDA has provided IRC with $650,456 in support of emergency cash-for-work road and irrigation rehabilitation projects in Ghor Province. USAID/OFDA has provided Mercy Corps with $751,345 in support of emergency cash-for-work rehabilitation projects in the southern and northeastern provinces. USAID/OFDA has provided Save the Children/US with $89,045 in support of nutritional surveillance in seven northern provinces. USAID/OFDA has provided Shelter for Life with $983,180 in support of emergency cash-for-work road rehabilitation projects in Badghis and Ghor provinces. USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL ASIA USG AGENCY IMPLEMENTING PARTNER ACTIVITY REGION AMOUNT AFGHANISTAN - COMPLEX EMERGENCY FY 2002 USAID/OFDA Action Contre La Faim (ACF) Malnutrition, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation Kabul, Uruzgan, Bamiyan $1,705,030 ACTED IDP camp management Baghlan, Takhar $630,000 ACTED Food, non-food items Northeast $5,500,000 ACTED Livelihoods, agriculture, emergency rehabilitation Baghlan, Faryab, Takhar, Kabul, Shomali $750,000 ACTED Nahrin earthquake response Baghlan $25,000 ACTED Nahrin road rehabilitation Baghlan $800,000 ACTED Salang Tunnel emergency rehabilitation and winter clearance Parwan/Baghlan $1,600,000 Airserv Air Transport Services Countrywide $1,574,756 CARE Food assistance and reconstruction All $2,318,403 CARE Livelihoods Wardak, Ghazni $1,563,627 CARE Water and health Kabul, Wardak, Ghazni $1,010,214 Concern Worldwide Shelter - repair of 5,000 homes Northeast $1,203,343 Concern Worldwide Distribution of seeds & tools, rehabilitation of agricultural infrastructure, income generation activities Badakshan, Baghlan, Takhar, Bamiyan $1,737,318 Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Non-food items for 200,000 people Central Highlands $988,087 Church World Service (CWS) Transport of non-food items $49,902 Focus/Aga Khan Foundation Seed multiplication, water supply rehabilitation, and complementary food distribution Bamiyan, Baghlan, and Balkh $1,436,134 GOAL Emergency shelter, water and sanitation, non-food items for IDPs, locust eradication Samangan $600,000 GOAL Food, shelter, water, sanitation, winterization Samangan and Jowzjan $5,500,000 GOAL Emergency agricultural, potable water and sanitation rehabilitation, and shelter repair Samangan and Jowzjan $1,000,000 GOAL Cash-for-work rehabilitation and capacity building Samangan and Jowzjan $1,500,000 International Center for Agricultural Reseach in Dry Areas (ICARDA) Seed multiplication, technical assistance for seed procurement and regulation Countrywide $2,525,000 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Food, non-food items Countrywide $2,500,000 International Medical Corps (IMC) Primary health care Herat $735,000 IMC Maternal/Child Health Care Herat, Badghis $1,817,648 IMC Primary health care Bamiyan, Wardak, Parwan $3,500,000 IMC Primary health care, supplemental feeding, cash for work water and agricultural rehabilitation programs Bamiyan, Parwan, Wardak $1,943,757 International Organization for Migration (IOM) Food, non-food items Faryab, Badghis, Balkh $562,313 IOM Distribution of charcoal for cooking and heating fuel Herat, Faryab, Kunduz $1,069,760 IOM IDP care and support, and transport as needed North and West $3,000,000 International Rescue Committee (IRC) Health and food security for approximately 54,000 returning IDPs and residents Balkh $725,831 IRC Food, potable water, well rehabilitation North $3,650,000 IRC Medical, public health, education & self-help programs in camps and urban settings Balkh, Ghor $3,250,104 IRC Emergency cash-for-work road and irrigation rehabilitation Ghor $650,456 International Resource Groups (IRG) Food Augmentation Team $360,112 IRG Food Augmentation Team $254,708 Mercy Corps Food, water, non-food items South, Central $2,000,000 Mercy Corps Water/sanitation, agriculture, livestock vet services, spot rehabilitation South, Central $1,000,000 Mercy Corps Rehabilitation of wells & agriculture infrastructure, seed multiplication Nimroz, Helmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Takhar, Kunduz, Baghlan $3,751,653 Save the Children (SC/US) Support Assessment Mission South, West $93,467 SC/US Nutrition North $295,533 SC/US Food, health Central, North $2,000,000 SC/US Spot reconstruction, cash for work, and medical clinic rehabilitation Faryab, Sar-e-Pul $3,262,312 Shelter for Life (SFL) Cash for work road reconstruction & emergency home repair for returning IDPs Kunduz, Takhar $1,294,550 SFL Shelter Herat $130,000 SFL Emergency shelter for Nahrin earthquake Baghlan $2,241,278 SFL Emergency cash-for-work road rehabilitation Badghis, Ghor $983,180 Solidarites Rehabilitation, agricultural revitalization Samangan, Balkh, Bamiyan $1,739,115 Tufts University Assessment Mission South, West $201,868 UNCHS/Habitat Cash for work rehabilitation of public areas, solid waste removal Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif $382,850 UN Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) Agriculture, seed multiplication $300,000 UNFAO Manual locust eradication North $260,000 UNFAO Seed multiplication, procurement, and distribution $1,095,000 UNFAO Security surveillance, water resource management, farm power, & spring seed distribution Countrywide $2,500,000 UNFAO Sunn Pest Eradication Faryab, Sar-e-Pul, Badghis, Jowzjan $45,000 UNICEF Nutrition, health, water, sanitation Countrywide $1,650,000 UNICEF Water, sanitation Countrywide $2,500,000 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Coordination Countrywide $185,150 UNOCHA Coordination Countrywide $2,000,000 UNOCHA Coordination Countrywide $500,000 World Food Program (WFP) Emergency road repair Turkmenistan border $300,000 WFP Joint Logistics Center $2,000,000 WFP Logistics support equipment and services All $2,500,000 WFP Food (15,000 MT), processing, transport $6,000,000 WFP Purchase of trucks for food delivery $5,000,000 WFP Humanitarian air services $2,400,000 Field Support Operational support for USAID/OFDA teams in Central Asia $1,900,953 Airlifts and OFDA relief commodities Procurement and/or transport of blankets, plastic sheeting, tents, kitchen sets, medical kits, wheat bags, high-energy biscuits, and sugar $4,026,634 Central Asia Task Force Allowance Transfer to USAID/Central Asia Task Force to support airlift of school textbooks for Afghan children $692,000 Central Asia Task Force Allowance Support for airlift of school textbooks for Afghan children $50,000 Total FY 2002 USAID/OFDA $113,317,046 USAID/FFP WFP Airlift from Quetta, Pakistan to Osh, Kyrgyzstan $2,000,000 WFP 46,000 MT Wheat $19,989,100 WFP 31,050 MT Lentils and vegetable oil $25,418,500 WFP 36,000 MT Wheat $15,900,000 WFP 72,700 MT Food commodities $40,050,400 WFP 24,320 MT Food commodities $18,600,000 WFP 38,000 MT Wheat $17,530,400 WFP 34,800 MT Wheat and vegetable oil $19,984,300 Total FY 2002 USAID/FFP $159,472,700 USAID/OTI Voice of America Media programming support $436,753 IOM Media/community reconstruction $11,162,631 Internews Media/journalist training $1,136,293 RONCO Small grants/operations support $5,425,396 UNDP Trust Fund in support of the AIA $500,000 UNDP Support to the Loya Jirga process $3,000,000 Total FY 2002 USAID/OTI $21,661,073 STATE/HDP HALO Trust Demining program $3,300,000 UNICEF Mine awareness program $700,000 UN Mine Action Program Demining equipment $1,000,000 RONCO UXO experts $2,000,000 Total FY 2002 State/HDP $7,000,000 USDA WFP 40,000 MT of wheat, corn-soy blend, vegetable oil $19,552,804 WFP 42,300 MT of wheat $19,098,712 Total FY 2002 USDA $38,651,516 STATE/PRM Aga Khan Foundation ** Shelter assistance for returnees and IDPs Baghlan, Bamiyan $500,000 Church World Service (CWS) Support for refugees and returnees Nangarhar $172,667 CWS Support for income generation, literacy, and math training for female refugee returnee and IDPs Kabul $679,061 Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Assistance to returning refugees and their communities Herat, Farah, Kandahar $1,199,535 Cooperative Housing Foundation Support for returning refugees and IDPs Bamiyan, Kabul $2,157,662 ICRC Emergency Appeal $10,100,000 ICRC Protection and emergency assistance $11,000,000 International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) Support for Afghans in Pakistan Peshawar, Quetta $515,304 ICMC Emergency Social Services Herat, Kandahar $861,334 IFRC Emergency Appeal $4,000,000 International Medical Corps (IMC) Healthcare, education, and microcredit for Afghan refugees Haripur and Baluchistan, Pakistan $1,225,524 IMC ** Support for basic health services for Afghan refugees NWFP, Pakistan $680,000 IMC ** Support for health clinics and formal health training Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar $1,635,580 IOM Support for Refugees and IDPs $4,800,000 IOM Emergency Appeal $2,000,000 IOM Support for Refugees and IDPs $1,000,000 International Rescue Committee (IRC) Operational Support $231,248 IRC Reintegration project for returning refugees Southern, central, and western Afghanistan $2,500,019 IRC Healthcare and drought response for Afghan refugees NWFP, Pakistan $370,000 IRC Health and education support for Afghan refugee girls NWFP, Pakistan $900,000 Mercy Corps Support for Afghans in Pakistan $376,781 Mercy Corps Operational support $162,775 Mercy Corps Stabilize at-risk communities, facilitate returns to Helmand Province, Afghanistan $1,489,434 Mercy Corps ** Support for healthcare and drought response for Afghan refugees Baluchistan, Pakistan $2,000,000 Mercy Corps ** Humanitarian assistance for Afghan refugees Iran $1,200,000 Plan International Mobile clinics for new caseload refugees Chaman, Pakistan $530,000 Save the Children/US Health services for Afghan refugees $1,833,251 UNDP Support for Information Systems $500,000 UNOCHA Donor Alert for Afghans Program $2,125,000 UNOCHA Coordination of activities (communications, IT, security) $1,000,000 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Special Program for Afghanistan $500,000 UNHCR Emergency Appeal $30,000,000 UNHCR Support for returning Afghan refugees $20,000,000 UNHCR Support for Afghans in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran $4,600,000 UNHCR Repatriation and reintegration for Afghan refugees and IDPs $7,700,000 UNHCR Support for refugee children Pakistan $1,000,000 UNICEF Back-to-school campaign $2,000,000 UNICEF Emergency Relief $4,000,000 UNICEF Education, Water/Sanitation $2,000,000 WFP Operations/Logistics Support $4,000,000 WFP Coordination and Support Services $1,500,000 WFP Logistics, food management, supply in Afghanistan and Pakistan $499,000 WHO Basic health for returning Afghans $1,000,000 Total FY 2002 State/PRM $136,544,175 DOD Airdrop of 2,423,700 Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) $50,897,769 Total FY 2002 DOD $50,897,769 Total FY 2002 USG Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan $527,544,279 TAJIKISTAN - DROUGHT FY 2002 USAID/OFDA CARE Purchase and distribution of winter wheat to 36,000 people $998,180 Total FY 2002 USAID/OFDA $998,180 USAID/FFP WFP 35,000 MT wheat flour $20,000,000 Total FY 2002 USAID/FFP $20,000,000 Total FY 2002 USG Humanitarian Assistance to Tajikistan $20,998,180 FY 2001/ FY 2002 SUMMARY Total USG Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan for FY 2001* $184,367,625 Total USG Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan for FY 2002 $527,544,279 Total USG Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan for FY 2002/2001 $711,911,904 Total USG Humanitarian Assistance to Tajikistan FY 2001 $67,210,000 Note: FY 2001 USG assistance to Tajikistan included assistance through USAID/OFDA, USAID/FFP, USDA, the Department of State, and Freedom Support Act funds administered through a variety of agencies. 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