WFP Says It Can Assist only 1m Afghans This Year

WFP Warns of Deepening Hunger Crisis in Afghanistan Amid Aid Cuts – KabulNow

WFP has warned that it can only assist one million people this summer due to an acute shortage of funds, leaving two million others at risk despite their urgent need for life-saving food aid. The post WFP Warns of Deepening Hunger Crisis in Afghanistan Amid Aid Cuts appeared first on KabulNow.

UN agency says millions face hunger in Afghanistan amid aid cuts

KABUL — The United Nations World Food Program has warned that as many as three million people in Afghanistan will require emergency food assistance this summer, but the agency says it currently has resources to support only a third of them. The shortfall, driven by a severe lack of funding, threatens to push millions into what the WFP described as a potential “catastrophic hunger” crisis in the months ahead. Afghanistan remains one of the world’…

Only 1 million of 3 million needy Afghans will receive aid this summer, says WFP - Khaama Press

A woman during beneficiary verification at a distribution site in Salang District, Parwan Province, 50 kilometers north of Kabul, where 600 families received cash to help their families cover their food needs. Winter in Afghanistan is unforgiving. With no work and no food, families face the impossible choice to heat their homes or feed their children. This winter (2024/2025), one-third of Afghanistan’s population—nearly 15 million people—will ne…

WFP says it can assist only 1m Afghans this year

The United Nations World Food Programme (WPF) says it can assist only one million people in Afghanistan this year due to a severe budget shortfall.

The World Food Programme says it can only help one million people this summer to avert “catastrophic hunger” due to a severe funding shortfall. Three million people, it says, need life-saving food aid. The WFP says it urgently needs $451 million to support the most vulnerable families in Afghanistan over the next six months. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says it is prioritizing aid delivery due to the sharp fu…