This report includes: (A) West and Central Asia Region: (1) Regional Overview, (2) Afghanistan, (3) Pakistan, (4) Iran (B) East and Southern Africa region: (1) Zimbabwe, (2) Somalia, (3) Burundi, (4) Ethiopia, (5) Eritrea, (6) Tanzania (C) Latin America and Caribbean Region: (1) Cuba, (2) Honduras, (3) Nicaragua, (4) Guatemala, (5) El Salvador (D) West Africa Region: (1) Guinea, (2) Sierra Leone, (3) Liberia 

(a) WFP continued to accelerate dispatches of food into Afghanistan this　week with approximately 16,700 tons (or an average of 2,300 tons per day)　being delivered along five regional corridors from Pakistan, Iran,　Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. 

(b) On 7 November, WFP deployed two cargo aircraft to airlift over 2,000　tons of food from south-western Pakistan to the city of Turkmenabad in　Turkmenistan, from where it will be transported into remote areas of　northern Afghanistan. 45 tons of wheat were airlifted from Quetta on 7　November. The second aircraft was scheduled to start deliveries on 8　November. 

(c) North Afghanistan is the hunger belt of the country, where WFP is　seeking to assist about three million people until the harvest next year.　WFP stocks in Turkmenistan were running dangerously low and this is why it　was decided as an emergency measure to move some food from Quetta until　scheduled deliveries by road from Iran arrive in Turkmenistan. 

(d) WFP needs to airlift 7,000 tons of wheat from Quetta to Turkmenabad to cover the gap in supplies to north Afghanistan but due to limited resources　only 2,000 tons are to be lifted in the first few days. 

(e) Turkmenabad is an important logistical hub in the WFP regional emergency　operation because it straddles the border with Uzbekistan and sits on routes　leading both east(to the Afghan city of Mazar-I-Sharif) and west (to　Herat). 

(a) Food distributions continued inside Afghanistan and WFP released 12,500 tons of food for distribution. This figure includes over 11,000 tons that was supplied to NGOs from neighbouring countries. In a measure to offset internal trucking constraints, WFP is providing transport for implementing partners right to the distribution point where the food is received and distributed by national staff. Beneficiaries this week included IDPs in camps near Herat and Mazar-I-Sharif, vulnerable people involved in food for work (FFW) projects (road rehabilitation) as well as women participating to income-generating projects (weaving and confectionery production) in Faizabad. 

(b) An inter-agency security mission visited Faizabad, in Northern Alliance held territory, inside Afghanistan during the week. The mission confirmed that the security situation permits the return of the UN. An interagency mission will travel to Faizabad next week to explore re-establishing programmes. WFP intends to send two international staff members. 

(a) The staging camp established at Quetta by UNHCR has remained closed. There are approximately 2,200 people in the staging camp, which was set up to provide temporary food and medical assistance for needy Afghan people. 

(a) Approximately 800 to 1,000 Afghans are reportedly arriving every day near Dogharun in Iran. It appears that these are migrant workers who are now returning to Afghanistan in order to support family members. 

(b) UNHCR has been meeting with WHO, BAFIA and Ministry of Health officials in order to discuss the estimated figures of Afghans who have crossed into Iran and may require assistance. Estimated numbers vary from 1,000 to 60,000. 

(c) On 29 October, Action Contre la Faim (ACF) carried out a nutritional screening among the children under five in Makaki Camp to identify the malnourished cases. These results suggest that there is no need for an emergency intervention. ACF is planning to carry out a food and nutritional survey in and around the camp.