US EditionAfghanistan faces catastrophic hunger crisis as aid cuts force the WFP to turn away 3 in 4 children
Funding cuts force WFP to turn away 75% of malnourished children amid a crisis affecting 17.4 million people, worsening due to drought, conflict, and economic collapse.
- Afghanistan is experiencing a severe hunger crisis with two-thirds of the country facing serious levels of acute malnutrition, according to John Aylieff of the United Nations' World Food Program.
- Due to aid cuts and lack of funding, the World Food Program must turn away three out of four acutely malnourished children in Afghanistan.
- Hunger in Afghanistan has led to increased child mortality, with over 500 child deaths reported in recent months by the World Food Program.
- John Aylieff urged the international community to continue supporting Afghan women who face severe hunger, malnutrition, and the death of their children.
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Afghanistan faces hunger crisis as aid cuts force the WFP to turn away 3 in 4 children
Funding cuts to humanitarian organizations, including the halting of U.S. aid to programs such as the WFP's food distribution, have severed a lifeline for millions.
The UN calls the cuts "devastating." Because there's less money, aid for three-quarters of severely malnourished children has to be denied.
World Food Programme warns that Afghanistan faces major hunger crisis
Kabul : The United Nations World Food Programme has warned that Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most severe hunger crises. John Aylieff, Afghanistan Country Director for the United Nations’ World Food Programme said, “We have a catastrophic nutritional crisis on our hands with two-thirds of the country at a very serious or crisis level for acute malnutrition. This is the highest surge in malnutrition ever recorded in the country. And the …
Afghanistan facing hunger crisis, says WFP chief Aylieff
John Aylieff, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director in Afghanistan, says the hunger crisis has gripped the country in a catastrophic manner, and that the organization does not have the capacity to assist all those in need due to budget shortfalls. This United Nations official, in an interview with the Associated Press, referring to the reduction in humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan, said that malnutrition in the country—especia…
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