US EditionAfghanistan’s Economic Recovery Buckles as Nine in 10 Families Go Hungry or Into Debt: UNDP
Mass returns of more than 4.5 million Afghans since 2023 and restrictions on women’s work have led to 90% of returnee families facing hunger and debt, UNDP reported.
- On Nov 12, the United Nations Development Programme reported nine in 10 Afghan households face hunger or debt as more than 4.5 million returnees since 2023 worsen the crisis.
- About 1.5 million Afghans were forced back this year from Pakistan and Iran, while donor countries failed to meet United Nations funding requests, worsening aid shortages.
- Nearly 90 per cent of returning Afghan families are in debt, owing $373 to $900 while over half skipped medical care to buy food, according to a survey of more than 48,000 households.
- The UNDP called for urgent support to strengthen livelihoods and services in high-return areas and urged Taliban authorities to allocate more resources and lift restrictions on female aid staff.
- Earthquakes, floods and drought have destroyed 8,000 homes and strained services, while participation by women in Afghanistan's labour force has fallen to 6 per cent and one in four households depend on women.
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Afghan Families Face Hunger and Debt as Economy Collapses: UNDP
Afghanistan’s economic recovery is collapsing under compounding crises, with nine in ten households resorting to desperate survival measures skipping meals, selling possessions, or taking on debt according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released Wednesday. Since 2023, more than 4.5 million Afghans have been forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan, swelling the population […] The post Afghan Families Face Hunger and Debt…
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Afghanistan economic recovery buckles as nine in 10 families go hungry or into debt, UNDP says
By Ariba ShahidKARACHI (Reuters) -Afghanistan's economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that mass returns are exacerbating the country's worst crisis since the Taliban returned to power.
Afghan Returnees Struggle with Poverty, Debt, and Housing Shortages, UNDP Reports
Afghanistan is experiencing one of the largest return movements in recent years, with more than 4.5 million people returning from neighboring countries since September 2023, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a new report. The post Afghan Returnees Struggle with Poverty, Debt, and Housing Shortages, UNDP Reports appeared first on KabulNow.
Afghan families face severe hunger and mounting debts as the country's economy collapses, UNDP
WEB DESK: Afghanistan is facing a collapsing economic recovery, compounded by multiple crises that have left nine out of ten households struggling to survive. According to a report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released on Wednesday, families are resorting to extreme measures such as skipping meals, selling belongings, or accumulating debt to get by. Since 2023, over 4.5 million Afghans have been forcibly returned from Ira…
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