Despite war's end, Afghanistan remains deep in crisis: UN relief chief

UN official finds Afghanistan 'deep in crises'

Climate change, women's rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN's relief chief Tom Fletcher told AFP on Wednesday, deploring "brutal" aid budget cuts.

UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan amid mass returns

Several UN aid agencies warned that Afghanistan’s escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, including Pakistan and Iran. The agencies also warned that the situation is further complicated by the struggling economy as well as restrictions on women’s rights. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that over 96,000 Afghans returned to the country in April alone…

Despite war’s end, Afghanistan remains deep in crisis: UN relief chief

Climate change, women’s rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN’s relief chief Tom Fletcher told AFP on Wednesday, deploring “brutal” aid budget cuts. “We’ve identified 17 crises across the world where our engagement is most urgent, most vital.

Despite war's end, Afghanistan remains deep in crisis: UN relief chief

Climate change, women's rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN's relief chief Tom Fletcher told AFP on Wednesday, deploring "brutal" aid budget cuts.

The United Nations Office of the Coordinator of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) says the organization has allocated $16.6 million to help vulnerable communities reduce the effects of drought in northern and northeastern Afghanistan, as part of its “Prediction-based Action” program. This is the first and largest allocation of financial assistance in support of preventive measures against drought in Afghanistan, the body said today (Thursday, May 11) in a…

The High Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated after his visit to Afghanistan that the policymakers who approved the aid cuts should travel to the country to see the impact they are having on the population. In Afghanistan, for example, 400 clinics have closed in the last […]