UN seeks to raise over $600 million to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
India Today
Around $600 million is being sought by the United Nations to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the nation.
The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise more than $600 million for Afghanistan, warning of a humanitarian crisis there following the Taliban takeover. Even before the Taliban's seizure of Kabul last month, half the population - or 18 million people - was dependent on aid. That figure looks set to increase due to drought and shortages of cash and food, U.N. officials and aid groups warn.
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