The organisation emphasised that Afghans need help more than ever before….reports Asian Lite News
The UN World Food Programme has announced that it will be reducing its aid to Afghanistan due to a budget shortage, Khaama Press reported.
In a video published on Monday, WFP stated that it has been forced to reduce food aid to around 10 million people due to a lack of funds during the harsh winter season.
It has further called on international bodies to help the people of Afghanistan during the current winter.
The organisation emphasised that Afghans need help more than ever before.
The WFP also stated that Afghanistan is among the eight countries in the world with the worst food insecurity situation, Khaama Press reported.
According to the World Food Program, the people of Afghanistan are currently severely affected by the onset of the cold season.
Meanwhile, the WFP had previously announced that the European Union had donated 25 million euros to support the needy in Afghanistan.
The regime change, the crisis of deporting migrants, recent earthquakes in the country, water scarcity, climate changes, and recent droughts in the country have led to the spread of poverty and negative impacts, especially on women and children, causing an increase in the level of need among Afghans, according to Khaama Press.
The UN Secretary-General’s special representative on children and armed conflict in Afghanistan said in a new report that children in the country remain highly vulnerable to grave violations, TOLO News reported.
Earlier, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) said the European Union has contributed 3 million euros to Afghanistan’s humanitarian aid, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.
According to OCHA, the funds provided by the EU will enable aid agencies to give necessary assistance and protection to millions in need across Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, in its most recent study, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) stated that 40 per cent of children in Afghanistan do not meet their needs, emphasising that one-third of the country’s youngsters are involved in labour work, according to Khaama Press.
According to the organisation, many youngsters have been forced into onerous employment by their families as a result of growing poverty following the emergence of the Taliban administration.
The report, of the International Rescue Committee stated that humanitarian groups in Afghanistan have failed to meet even the most basic needs of Afghan children.
Previously, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared that children in Afghanistan are forced to work in hazardous conditions to survive. According to a 2022 report, 131,400 children, some as young as five years old, have been separated from their families and are subjected to violence and abuse in northern Afghanistan, reported Khaama Press.
According to the UN, children’s access to basic services in Afghanistan has been hampered by prolonged conflicts, displacement, severe poverty, food insecurity, a lack of livelihood opportunities, and a lack of investment, and there has been an increase in recruitment, abuse, and sexual violence against them.
It’s worth noting that the Taliban administration has disputed the UN report and has emphasised the importance of children’s rights in the country.
Meanwhile, as poverty grows in Afghanistan, the number of youngsters, seen working on the streets in the country has seen a drastic increase in number, raising concerns among human rights and children’s organisations.
Since the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan has become one of the worst places to live, especially for children whose fundamental rights are being compromised amid the strict rules and regulations of the de facto authorities.
Following the sanction by the international community of the Taliban, as it took control, the country has faced financial, acute humanitarian, and human rights crises.
Following the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 and their crackdown on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, Afghan women have been leading miserable lives.
Girls are banned from education beyond sixth grade, including university, and women are barred from most jobs and public spaces. (ANI)
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