Kabul: Since Taliban took control of Afghanistan and the significant contraction of the country’s economy as well as rising poverty, and financial instability, an organization save the kids A report highlighted that 24.4 million people in Afghanistan, including 13 million children, are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
According to a study by the Save the Children organization released on Wednesday, 18.9 million people in Afghanistan, including 9.2 million children, could experience an emergency or severe food insecurity between June and November 2022, Khama Press informed of.
with citing a reference united nations development programThe report said that 97 percent of the Afghan population is living in extreme poverty and is falling below the poverty line with each passing day.
More than 1.1 million Afghan children under the age of five suffer acute malnutrition, while Covid-19, measles, acute water diarrhea (AWD), and dengue fever are among the many diseases Afghanistan is currently dealing with , citing Khama Press report.
Additionally, the Ukraine crisis has had a massive impact on the rise in food costs and how it has become inaccessible to many Afghans.
Afghanistan is currently grappling with a serious humanitarian crisis as the country now has the most people in emergency food insecurity in the world, more than 23 million people in need of aid, and nearly 95 percent of the population, according to international assessments. Inadequate food consumption.
Furthermore, the human rights situation in Afghanistan has worsened since the fall of the Afghan government in August last year and the return of the Taliban to power.
Although the fighting in the country has ended, serious human rights violations continue unabated, especially against women and minorities. As a result, women and girls in Afghanistan are facing a human rights crisis, deprived of their fundamental rights to non-discrimination, education, work, public participation and health.
In addition, the ever-increasing prices of food products in the country have emerged as a new challenge for Afghans. In less than three months, food prices have nearly doubled, putting many Afghans on the brink of starvation.
According to a study by the Save the Children organization released on Wednesday, 18.9 million people in Afghanistan, including 9.2 million children, could experience an emergency or severe food insecurity between June and November 2022, Khama Press informed of.
with citing a reference united nations development programThe report said that 97 percent of the Afghan population is living in extreme poverty and is falling below the poverty line with each passing day.
More than 1.1 million Afghan children under the age of five suffer acute malnutrition, while Covid-19, measles, acute water diarrhea (AWD), and dengue fever are among the many diseases Afghanistan is currently dealing with , citing Khama Press report.
Additionally, the Ukraine crisis has had a massive impact on the rise in food costs and how it has become inaccessible to many Afghans.
Afghanistan is currently grappling with a serious humanitarian crisis as the country now has the most people in emergency food insecurity in the world, more than 23 million people in need of aid, and nearly 95 percent of the population, according to international assessments. Inadequate food consumption.
Furthermore, the human rights situation in Afghanistan has worsened since the fall of the Afghan government in August last year and the return of the Taliban to power.
Although the fighting in the country has ended, serious human rights violations continue unabated, especially against women and minorities. As a result, women and girls in Afghanistan are facing a human rights crisis, deprived of their fundamental rights to non-discrimination, education, work, public participation and health.
In addition, the ever-increasing prices of food products in the country have emerged as a new challenge for Afghans. In less than three months, food prices have nearly doubled, putting many Afghans on the brink of starvation.