World News | Lack of funds severely hampers food aid efforts in Afghanistan: UNICEF official

kabul [Afghanistan]May 12 (ANI): Two-thirds of Afghanistan’s population is in dire need of humanitarian aid due to decades of conflict, little rain, drought and a donor-dependent economy, the Khaama Press reported.

Insufficient funding is negatively impacting food relief efforts in Afghanistan, a senior UNICEF official said Thursday. According to the report, the country’s access to international humanitarian aid has declined.

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According to the Khaama Press, the UN’s Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan is only 7 percent funded this year, compared to the severe humanitarian crisis most Afghans are currently experiencing.

The latest World Health Organization report estimates that in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, about 6 million people are at risk of famine and about 20 million people are extremely hungry. According to multiple media reports, since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, the humanitarian crisis has become more serious.

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Earlier today, Khaama Press reported that the Moroccan locust, one of the most economically destructive agricultural pests in the world, is found in various stages of development in many provinces of Afghanistan, mainly in the north and northeast. Apparently, it could destroy the country’s wheat fields, leading to an exacerbated food crisis.

The Food and Agriculture Organization reports that the outbreak of locusts in northern Afghanistan this spring was caused by poor rainfall, drought and overgrazing.

Since the Taliban took control of the country in mid-August 2021, the economic and political situation in Afghanistan has only gotten worse.

According to international assessments, Afghanistan is currently grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis and the country currently has the highest number of people in the world in a state of emergency food insecurity.

In addition, the crisis in Ukraine has had a huge impact on rising food costs, which many Afghans cannot afford. In addition, Afghan children and women have been most affected by the atrocities the Taliban have unleashed in the country since they took control. (Arnie)

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