![]() Griffiths said that the economy remains “too weak to sustain the lives of ordinary Afghans” who are suffering the most. “The humanitarian situation here is grim, for tens of millions of people, life hangs just by a thread…six out of every 10 Afghans need humanitarian aid today.” Speaking from Kabul, the Emergency Relief Coordinator said he had been profoundly disturbed after visiting a hospital where he saw severely acutely malnourished children being fed in intensive care. “ We have the power to stop the downward humanitarian spiral in Afghanistan and it is our moral duty to use this power by pledging generous, flexible and unconditional funding today,” said UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths. The World Food Programme is distributing food to vulnerable familes during the harsh winter in Kabul, Afghanistan. ![]() ![]() ![]() We must now back this unity with pledges that will make an immediate and tangible difference.” “I welcome the Security Council’s recent resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, with a focus on coordinating humanitarian aid and promoting human rights. Guterres reiterated that the UN stands together with the people of Afghanistan. Without that, even the best funded and most effective aid operation will not save the people of Afghanistan from an unimaginable future.” “The first step in any meaningful humanitarian response must be to halt the death spiral of the Afghan economy. “ Wealthy, powerful countries cannot ignore the consequences of their decisions on the most vulnerable. “It must make cash available, so the Afghan economy can breathe, and the Afghan people can eat”, he declared. He said the international community must find ways to spare the Afghan people from the impact of the decision to halt development support, and freeze nearly $9 billion in Afghan assets overseas. Humanitarian needs have tripled since last June, the UN chief warned, “and they are growing, day by day”. He said even international aid agencies, could “barely function” and local partners face even greater challenges. Afghanistan’s economy has effectively collapsed. “People are already selling their children and their body parts, in order to feed their families. Guterres, in his address to the conference. “Without immediate action, we face a starvation and malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan”, said Mr. The UN-coordinated relief operation – the largest but not the only one in Afghanistan – is appealing for $4.4 billion, three times the amount requested in 2021. International donors are asked to keep the funds flowing and growing again this year. Last year, as the country faced profound turmoil and international isolation, donors showed remarkable generosity for Afghans.Ī $1.8 billion disbursement to aid groups was able to assist 20 million people with life-saving food, clean water, healthcare, shelter and education. To help mitigate the situation, the Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, launched a High-level Pledging Event, Supporting the Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan – co-hosted by the United Kingdom, Germany and Qatar. Moreover, malnutrition is on the rise, and livelihoods have been destroyed. Food security levels have plunged at an alarming rate, leaving half the population facing acute hunger, including nine million in a state of emergency food insecurity – the highest number in the world.
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