US EditionAid agencies tell countries to send funds to help Afghanistan after earthquake
Aid agencies report only 28% of needed humanitarian funding has been met since the Taliban takeover, limiting response to the earthquake that killed 1,400 people in eastern Afghanistan.
- On Wednesday, aid agencies urged the international community to increase funding for Afghanistan after a 6.0-magnitude quake on Sunday night killed at least 1,400 people in eastern provinces including Kunar.
- With funding down to 28%, international donors have scaled back support this year, with the United States cutting most aid earlier this year and donations routed to aid groups, not the Taliban government.
- Blocked roads and aftershocks have hampered rescue teams in Kunar province, where about 3,400 people are injured and close to 7,000 homes destroyed; immediate needs include shelter, medical supplies, food, and clean water.
- On Tuesday, UN Spokesperson St�phane Dujarric appealed, `We call on all those who are able to provide support for the earthquake response to do so`, while the United Kingdom pledged 1 million pounds and South Korea said it would provide $1 million through the United Nations.
- Norwegian Refugee Council Country Director Jacopo Caridi warned the earthquake hit already struggling communities, while more than 25 square kilometers are contaminated and WFP stocks last just four weeks.
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Aid Agencies Tell Countries to Send Funds to Help Afghanistan After Earthquake
Aid agencies on Wednesday urged the international community to increase funding to Afghanistan after a major earthquake killed at least 1,400 people and injured thousands more. Just a few countries have publicly committed money since Sunday night’s 6.0-magnitude quake struck several provinces in the mountainous and remote east, leveling villages and trapping people under rubble. It’s the latest crisis to beset the country, and the third strong q…
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