Washington: United States on Monday announced almost USD 64 million additional humanitarian assistance for the Afghan community.
This funding from the US International Development Agency (USAID) and the US Department of Foreign Affairs will flow through independent organizations, such as UN agencies and NGOs, and provide support to save live directly to Afghanistan which faces the effects of acceleration of insecurity, conflict, repeated natural disasters and Pandemic Covid-19, according to a statement by USAID.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said assistance to Afghanistan would avoid the Taliban and go directly to non-governmental organizations and UN institutions that provide assistance to Afghanistan.
US Top Diplomats put the Biden Government’s posture towards the Taliban in comment on the DPR Foreign Affairs Committee – His first testimony before Congress since the militant group swept power last month.
“For help to be effective, we will need a conducive environment for the development of principled assistance, including the ability of women and men’s aid workers to operate freely.
This contribution underlines the commitment of the United States to the people of Afghanistan,” the statement.
Even before not safe sense recently encouraged people from their homes and increasing needs, USAID said supporting a major humanitarian response to more than 18 million people in Afghanistan.
This additional humanitarian aid will provide vulnerable Afghanistan with food needed critically, health care, nutrition, medical equipment, protection, cleanliness and assistance that is very much needed.
USAID also activated the Disaster Response Team (DART) – based outside Afghanistan – to lead the US government’s humanitarian response.
This team, which is based outside Afghanistan, works with partners to provide assistance and adjust programs in response to new environments.
The United States is the single largest humanitarian donor in Afghanistan, providing almost USD 330 million this year.
We will continue to help alleviate the suffering of the people of Afghanistan and request other donors to increase their contributions to help provide direct critical assistance to the Afghan community.
On Monday, the United Nations held a Help Conference in Geneva where the country promised more than $ 1 billion for Afghanistan in hopes of reducing the humanitarian crisis faced by Afghanistan.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday asked the international community to immediately offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face the most dangerous hours”.
“After a few decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face the most dangerous clock,” UN Secretary General Guterres said.
Leading the appeal in Geneva for USD 606 million to support emergency assistance for 11 million people throughout the country, Guterres said that even before the uncertainty caused by the Taliban takeover last month, people were in the grip of one of the worst crises in the world.
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