The United Nations: The Head of the United Nations will hold a ministerial meeting in Geneva on September 13 to seek a funding increase to overcome the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where almost half of 38 million people need help.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric made an announcement on Friday and said Secretary General Antonio Guterres will also appeal “for full humanitarian access and without obstacles to ensuring Afghanistan continues to get the important services they need.” Dujarric said the UN appeal for USD1.3 billion for 2021 to help more than 18 million people was only funded by 40 percent, leaving a deficit of USD766 million.
“Afghanistan faces a so-towering humanitarian disaster,” said a UN spokesman.
“One of the three Afghans does not know where the next food will come.
Almost half of all children under the age of 5 are expected to lack nutrition in the next 12 months.” Previously Friday, Dujarric said the Secretary General was “very grateful for the generosity of “From Denmark, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and the United States to provide facilities and transportation for temporary relocation for temporary relocation of UN staff in Afghanistan.
Dujarric announced August 18 that around 100 of the 300 UN international staff was transferred to Kazakhstan to work remotely due to security issues.