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UNHCR | Emergency Afghanistan
Urgent: Refugee families are at risk
Right now, a severe humanitarian funding shortfall is putting millions of displaced families in danger.
Without immediate support, refugee families could lose access to food, shelter, and medical care when they need it most.
Help us continue life-saving aid.
Following decades of conflict, millions of people in Afghanistan are experiencing abject poverty and hunger amid economic collapse, recurrent natural disasters, and the widespread curtailing of human rights, particularly for women and girls.
Afghanistan remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with 23.7 million people estimated to need aid in 2024 and winter is making things even harder. Many displaced families don’t have proper shelter or warm clothes.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are responding to deliver vital humanitarian relief and basic needs support inside Afghanistan, and to Afghans and host community members in neighbouring countries.
But we need your help to do more. More humanitarian aid is urgently needed to protect and assist Afghans.
How would you like to donate?
Regular gifts help us to plan ahead and provide long-term support to displaced families wherever and whenever it's needed most.
By making a regular donation to Switzerland for UNHCR, you will provide refugees with ongoing relief and protection and help them regain hope for a better future.
If you have questions for us, or if you experience difficulties while processing your donation on this site, please email us at [email protected] or call +41 22 552 78 08
If you are resident in Switzerland, your donation is tax deductible. Direct federal tax: 20% of net income, provided that the amount of the donation is at least 100 francs. Municipal taxes: depending on the canton, up to 20% of net income for individuals and 20% for companies. For further information, please contact the tax authorities in your canton.
However, in the very rare case that this emergency response becomes fully funded, your support will be used to provide vital assistance to people forced to flee around the world.
We will happily explore with you the ways in which you can maximize your impact on the fate of people forced to flee in the way that fits you best. Please email us at [email protected] or call +41 22 552 78 08.