U.N. appeals for $606 million to meet Afghans’ needs for the rest of the year
The Hindu
The money can aid 11 million people with critically needed food and livelihood requirements
The United Nations (U.N.) is making an emergency appeal for $606 million to help nearly 11 million people in Afghanistan for the remaining four months of 2021. It says, they face a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by drought, displacement, chronic poverty and the sharp increase in hostilities as the Taliban swept to power. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) already has a $1.3 billion appeal for Afghanistan for the entire year of 2021, but it is only 39% funded — amounting to just $498 million. The agency's “Flash Appeal”, launched on Tuesday, includes the $413 million from the original appeal that has not been funded and $193 million in new needs through December.
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