Pak Sahafat – The United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator expressed concern about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and stated: About 19 million Afghan citizens are facing food insecurity.
Martin Griffiths, the UN humanitarian affairs coordinator, emphasized the difficult situation of the people of Afghanistan at the meeting of the Security Council on the humanitarian situation of Afghanistan on Monday local time and added: 6 million people in this country are at risk of famine and about half of the country’s population needs humanitarian aid.
He mentioned the impact of drought and the increase in global prices in the spread of poverty among Afghan citizens and said that while the population of Afghanistan is increasing, poverty is also increasing in this country and the unemployment rate can reach 40%.
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The UN official warned about the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan and said that with the onset of the cold season and the increase in food and fuel prices, Afghan families must choose between feeding their children and sending them to school, treating them and keeping them warm.
Stating that Afghanistan’s problems are neither new nor unique, this UN official said that the crisis in the country’s situation was caused by the suspension of development aid and the new conditions after the Taliban took over.
He added: In the 21st century, we should not explain why girls’ education and women’s empowerment is important for their society and country, and in fact for the world.