World Food Program: $ 220 million is needed every month to address the Afghan crisis
The World Food Program (WFP) has announced that $ 220 million is needed each month to address the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
According to VOA, the organization has stated that it needs $ 220 million every month to address the current humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. However, by 2022, the organization should have $ 2.6 billion to Provide assistance to 23 million people in need in Afghanistan.
World Food Program spokesman Thomas Fairy said Afghanistan’s economy was collapsing and the depreciation of the national currency against foreign currencies had pushed up raw material prices, making it difficult for people to prepare food for themselves.
“With the arrival of the cold winter, people are thinking of a solution,” he said. “Nine out of ten families buy cheap food that has little nutritional value … Eight out of ten people eat less than they need.”
A spokesman for the World Food Program (WFP) said the organization plans to provide food for schoolchildren in Afghanistan next year and provide cash assistance to one million needy children across the country.
Mr. Firi added: “The requirements are very high. Much work is needed to stop this crisis and prevent it from turning into a catastrophe. “Our official in Afghanistan describes the situation as very dire, like a flood of hunger and poverty.”
The organization also warns that half of children under the age of five in Afghanistan – about 3.2 million children – will suffer from acute malnutrition this winter.
