{"doc_desc":{"idno":"UNHCR_AFG_2025_HMNA_H2_v2.1","title":"Household_Multi_Sectoral_Need_Assessment___2025_H2","prod_date":"2026-05-19","producers":[{"name":"UNHCR","abbr":""}]},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"UNHCR_AFG_2025_HMNA_H2_v2.1","title":"Household Multi-Sectoral Need Assessment - 2025 H2","sub_title":"","alternate_title":"","translated_title":""},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"UNHCR"}],"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"Curation team","affiliation":"UNHCR","email":"microdata@unhcr.org"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"","series_info":""},"version_statement":{"version":"v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data.","version_date":""},"study_info":{"abstract":"The Household Multi Sectoral Needs Assessment was carried out by UNHCR Afghanistan during the second half of 2025 across all 34 provinces. The survey aimed to identify households in need of cash assistance and to capture the evolving needs of diverse population groups, including host communities, refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and asylum seekers.\nThe assessment covered multiple sectors, including basic needs, protection, shelter, WASH, education, legal assistance, and community services. The findings provide evidence to inform UNHCR\u2019s operational response, particularly in addressing urgent vulnerabilities and supporting decisions related to cash based interventions, voluntary repatriation, sustainable reintegration, and local integration.","geog_coverage":"","analysis_unit":"Household.","universe":"","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"The scope includes:\n- Demographic and return profiles\n- Protection risks and coping strategies\n- Access to services (education, healthcare, shelter, water and sanitation)\n- Livelihoods and income\n- Food security and basic needs\n- Community engagement and social cohesion\n- Mental health and psychosocial support\n- Connectivity and information access\n- Reintegration challenges and local solutions\n","nation":[{"name":"Afghanistan","abbreviation":"AFG"}],"keywords":[{"keyword":"MSNA"}],"topics":[{"topic":"Health"},{"topic":"Livelihood and Social cohesion"},{"topic":"Health and Nutrition"},{"topic":"Food security"},{"topic":"Water Sanitation Hygiene"},{"topic":"Protection"},{"topic":"Education"},{"topic":"Cash Assistance"},{"topic":"Income Generation"},{"topic":"Basic Needs"}],"coll_dates":[{"start":"2025-06-17","end":"2026-01-03"}]},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"","coll_mode":"Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]","research_instrument":"The questionnaire covered topics including demographics, displacement status, shelter, WASH, protection, education, livelihoods, income\/expenditure, and basic needs.","coll_situation":"","weight":"","data_collectors":[{"name":"UNHCR"}]}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"cit_req":"UNHCR (2026). Afghanistan: Household Multi-Sectoral Need Assessment - 2025 H2. Accessed from: https:\/\/microdata.unhcr.org"}}},"schematype":"survey"}