KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned about the occurrence of famine in Afghanistan.
OCHA has stated that while the financial resources are drying up, there is a possibility that Afghanistan will face the threat of famine that it has not faced in the last 25 years.
The OCHA said that if the requested aid is not provided, Afghanistan will go towards another disaster. According to OCHA, currently nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan are facing hunger and about 6 million Afghans are one step away from famine.
At the same time, this agency added that by the end of this year, only 250 million dollars have been collected from the requested 4.6 billion dollars for the implementation of the humanitarian aid plan in Afghanistan.
OCHA warned about the increase in the number of people suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan this year.
At the same time, the agency said that aid organizations called on the international community to provide humanitarian aid to Afghans and give priority to the needs of vulnerable people.
Aid organizations have emphasized that humanitarian aid in Afghanistan is the last line for the survival of millions of Afghans.
Ocha has warned about famine in Afghanistan at a time when the level of unemployment and poverty in the country is increasing day by day.
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