- The World Food Program said that without emergency assistance, 14 million people in Afghanistan would go hungry.
- An executive director of the World Food Program said that the pandemic, drought and the takeover of the Taliban created a “perfect storm” of the food crisis.
- Other agencies have also issued alarms. UNICEF stated that 10 million Afghan children will need assistance to survive this year.
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The United Nations agency warned that due to the drought, the Covid-19 pandemic and the takeover of the Taliban, the country has plunged into a “perfect storm” of food shortages. Without foreign aid, millions of people in Afghanistan could go hungry.
David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, said: “The number of people going hungry has soared to 14 million now.” Reuters Tuesday Urge political leaders to act quickly.
The World Food Program hopes to raise 200 million US dollars in the next few weeks to feed the Afghans through the winter. It reports. The NGO is worried that if there is no additional funding, it may run out of wheat flour by October.
Hamid Karzai Airport in Kabul shuts down commercial flights to facilitate emergency and food supply cessation into Afghanistan evacuation, Announce The World Health Organization on Monday. It added that more than 18 million people in Afghanistan need assistance.
“Although the main focus of the past few days has been the major air operations to evacuate international personnel and vulnerable Afghans, the huge humanitarian needs facing the majority of the population should not — and cannot — be ignored,” WHO Wrote in its statement.
Dr. Richard Branning, WHO Director of Emergency Situations in the Eastern Mediterranean, requested that the air evacuation aircraft flying to Afghanistan be transferred to the organization’s warehouse in Dubai to help deliver supplies on the way. According to an email statement sent to The Guardian.
on Monday, UNICEF issued a statement It is said that 10 million children in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive. It is estimated that about 1 million people will be malnourished this year and may die if they do not receive treatment.
For many years, child malnutrition has been a widespread health problem in Afghanistan, which is not conducive to The child’s intelligence, overall health and future productivity. According to UNICEF data, the stunting rate of children under 5 in Afghanistan is 41%, one of the highest in the world, which shows that they are often malnourished during the critical period of their growth.
“Millions of people will continue to need basic services, including health, life-saving polio and measles vaccination, nutrition, protection, shelter, water and sanitation,” its statement on Monday read.
