UN chief warns millions of Afghans are on ‘verge of death’

UN chief urges US, World Bank to release funds for Afghans on ‘verge of death’

The United Nations chief warned Thursday that millions of Afghans are on the “verge of death,” urging the international community to fund the U.N.’s $5 billion humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan’s frozen assets and jump-start its banking system to avert economic and social collapse.

UN chief warns millions of Afghans on 'verge of death', urges int'l community to unfreeze country's assets

The UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the international community to fund its USD 5 billion humanitarian appeal and release Afghanistan's frozen assets and resume economic support to the country.

U.N. chief warns millions of Afghans are on 'verge of death'

The United Nations chief warned Thursday that millions of Afghans are on the “verge of death," urging the international community to fund the U.N.’s $5 billion humanitarian appeal, release Afghanistan’s frozen assets and jump-start its banking system to avert economic and social collapse. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters that “freezing…

UN chief warns millions of Afghans are on ‘verge of death’

Antonio Guterres pleads with US, World Bank to unfreeze Afghanistan’s funds to avert an economic and social collapse.

UN Chief: Millions of Afghans on 'verge of death'

The United Nations is warning that the world is in a "race against time" to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan. U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres says the U.N. is making its largest ever humanitarian appeal to avoid disaster in Afghanistan. (Jan. 13)

U.N. chief warns millions of Afghans are on the 'verge of death'

The United Nations chief warns that millions of Afghans are in grave danger because of freezing temperatures and frozen assets abroad.