DRC PIN Urban Poverty Report

ACRONYMSACF.....................Action Contre la FaimAREU...................Afghanistan Research and Evaluation UnitARTF...................Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust FundCS.......................Case StudyCSI......................Coping Strategy IndexCSO.....................Central Statistics OrganisationDDS.....................Dietary Diversity ScoreDRC.....................Danish Refugee CouncilFAO.....................Food and Agriculture OrganisationFCS.....................Food Consumption ScoreFGD.....................Focus Group DiscussionHFIAS..................Household Food Insecurity Access ScaleIDLG....................Independent Directorate for Local GovernanceIDP.......................Internally Displaced PersonIFPRI...................International Food Policy Research InstituteJICA....................Japanese International Cooperation AgencyGDMA..................General Directorate for Municipal AffairsGiZ.......................Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale ZusammenarbeitKII........................Key Informant InterviewKIS.......................Kabul Informal SettlementKSP.....................Kabul Solidarity ProgrammeKURP...................Kabul Urban Reconstruction ProgrammeLRRD...................Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and DevelopmentMICS...................Multi-Indicator Cluster SurveyMOLSAMD..........Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and DisabledMoPH..................Ministry of Public HealthMoRR..................Ministry of Refugees and RepatriationMRRD..................Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and DevelopmentMUDA..................Ministry of Urban Development AffairsNGO.....................Non-Government OrganisationNNS.....................National Nutrition SurveyNSP.....................National Solidarity ProgrammeNRVA...................National Risk and Vulnerability AssessmentPIN......................People in NeedPSU.....................Primary Sampling UnitUNHCR................United Nation High Commissioner for RefugeesUNODC................United Nation Office on Drugs and CrimeVAM.....................Vulnerability Analysis and MappingWASH..................Water, Sanitation, HygieneWB.......................World BankWFP.....................World Food ProgrammeWHH....................Welt Hunger HilfeExecutiveSummaryThis urban poverty study showsalarmingly high levels of poverty andfood insecurity and low levels ofresilience in the main Afghan cities.The urban poor are the first impactedby the slowdown of the Afghaneconomy and the political turmoil linkedto the presidential elections and arenow in distress.4 Urban Poverty Report