Published 3 years ago

'Children are going to die', U.N. agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse

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Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from the brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts. World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley told Reuters that 22.8 million people

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Times of India

22.8 million Afghan people will face acute hunger: UN agency

South Asia News: KABUL: More than half the population of Afghanistan - a record 22.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Afghanistan facing desperate food crisis, UN warns

The UN World Food Programme says half the population now faces acute food insecurity.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

'Children are going to die', U.N. agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

‘Countdown to catastrophe’: half of Afghans face hunger this winter – UN

An economic crisis aggravated by conflict and drought have caused a collapse in food security since the Taliban takeover More than half of Afghanistan’s population is facing acute hunger as the country has been thrown into one of the world’s largest food crises.Almost 23 million Afghans will be hungry due to conflict, drought and an economic downturn that is severely affecting livelihoods and people’s access to food as a harsh winter looms, the …

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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