Leadership in Action: A Consortium for Women-Led Humanitarian Action in Afghanistan

About this project

ltpgtThe humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains critical. In 2025 22.9 million people (including 5.7 million women 5 million men) require humanitarian assistance to survive. The primary drivers of these needs are protection-related and include heightened risk of gender-based violence (GBV), discrimination, and denial of access to services due to increased DFA restrictions on women and girls, among other. Women’s rights and spaces – and their ability to participate in humanitarian programming – continues to decrease. Afghanistan has witnessed largescale, institutional and systemic gender-based discrimination, with the codification and enforcement of law, decrees, directives, and edicts that further entrench deeply rooted discriminatory norms and practices that exclude women and girls from social, economic, and political spheres.lt/pgtltpgt ltbrgtDespite the pressing needs, funding levels remain critically low, necessitating a strategic and well-coordinated response to maximize the impact of available resources, with continued prioritization of localization. Strengthening local capacities and gender-responsive programming is critical for fostering community resilience and an effective humanitarian response in Afghanistan.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtWomen-led/focused organizations remain one of the few avenues still open to women. Research has shown that communities trust women leaders and local women organizations to engage with women and girls to better understand their needs, an…

Published by

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Afghanistan

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

UN Women, Afghan Women United Development Organization, Green Social Research Organization, Humanitarian Organization for Sustainable Action in Afghanistan, Organization for Management, Sustainable Welfare Social Services Organization, Welfare amp; Support Afghan Women Disability Organization

Accountable

UN Women

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 13 Oct 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-AFG-25-R-UN-35625.

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