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kabul [Afghanistan]May 14 (ANI): Afghanistan is one of seven countries facing a catastrophic food crisis, the World Bank has highlighted in its report, Khaama Press reported.
The seven countries affected by the food crisis include Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, the report said.
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The number of people experiencing food crises in these countries is the highest since the Global Report on Food Crises began reporting data in 2017.
Meanwhile, UNICEF has also warned that the country faces a lack of critical food aid as it faces a widespread humanitarian crisis due to funding shortfalls.
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Thousands of vulnerable children in Afghanistan could die from severe malnutrition this year alone, UNICEF nutrition chief Melanie Galvin said in a video posted on Twitter.
Galvin further added that the global food organization faces an urgent funding gap of $21 million to purchase essential supplies to treat malnutrition and train health workers across the country.
The group is also facing shortages of ready-to-eat therapeutic foods (RUTF), she said. RUTF is considered an essential off-the-shelf food supplement to heal children suffering from malnutrition, Khaama Press reported.
Years of conflict, poverty and a broken donation economy have forced ordinary people to suffer from severe hunger and food shortages.
In its report, UNICEF highlighted that Afghanistan is one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. More than 28 million people need humanitarian and protection assistance this year, including more than 15 million children, a staggering 4 million more than in 2022.
Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the economy has failed to recover and millions of people are on the brink of starvation. (Arnie)
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