UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high
1 year, 11 months ago

UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday. “Half of Afghanistan endures severe hunger throughout the year, regardless of the season, and malnutrition rates are at a record high for Afghanistan," said Phillipe Kropf, a spokesman for the U.N. food agency in Kabul. “Families and communities don’t know where their next meal is coming from.” The WFP scaled up its delivery and distribution of aid in anticipation of a tough winter before the ban came in, planning to reach 15 million this month with emergency food assistance and nutrition support. The highest-ranking woman at the U.N. Amina Mohammed said Wednesday she used everything in her “toolbox” during meetings with Taliban ministers in Afghanistan to try to reverse their crackdown on women and girls, urging Muslim countries to help the Taliban move from the “13th century to the 21st” century.

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The world should not forget Afghanistan
1 week, 4 days ago

The world should not forget Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

In 2024, Afghanistan’s multiple crises worsened, and yet little help was extended to it. The multiple crises that plague Afghanistan have barely registered in international media headlines, and yet they persist. Reports show that Afghanistan has the fourth largest number of people facing severe hunger and food shortages. The international community must recognise that the plight of the Afghan people …

A third of Afghanistan’s population faces hunger as harsh winter starts to bite
1 month ago

A third of Afghanistan’s population faces hunger as harsh winter starts to bite

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least one in three …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghan girls gather near their houses in Deh Yak district, Ghazni Province, on Aug 19. MOHAMMAD FAISAL NAWEED/AFP Humanitarian crisis "Afghanistan is entrenched in a humanitarian crisis … the dire consequences of the two-decade-long American occupation that ended in 2021", said Khalid Taimur Akram, executive director of Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future, Islamabad. More than 24 …

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention
4 months, 1 week ago

Afghans still counting costs of US intervention

China Daily  

Afghan girls gather near their houses in Deh Yak district, Ghazni Province, on Aug 19. MOHAMMAD FAISAL NAWEED/AFP Humanitarian crisis "Afghanistan is entrenched in a humanitarian crisis … the dire consequences of the two-decade-long American occupation that ended in 2021", said Khalid Taimur Akram, executive director of Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future, Islamabad. More than 24 …

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — About 6.5 million children in Afghanistan were forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024, a nongovernmental organization said. Nearly three out of 10 Afghan children will face crisis or emergency levels of hunger this year as the country feels the immediate impacts of floods, the long-term effects of drought, and the return of Afghans from neighboring …

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy About 6.5 million children in …

UN raises alarm over surge in malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan
9 months, 1 week ago

UN raises alarm over surge in malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

Highlighting a grim reality, the World Food Programme in Afghanistan sounds the alarm on a surge in malnutrition cases, particularly among women and children, Khaama Press reported. Mona Sheikh, spearheading nutrition efforts at the WFP, underscores the concerning trend of more malnourished children being directed to clinics for urgent intervention, citing a reduction in foreign aid last year as a …

Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardise Afghanistan health system, group says
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardise Afghanistan health system, group says

The Hindu  

Human Rights Watch said on February 12 that Afghanistan's public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, jeopardising the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. In a new report, the New York-based watchdog said this has left the “Afghan population increasingly vulnerable to severe …

Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Human Rights Watch said Monday that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. “The loss of foreign development aid and Taliban rights violations have caused a catastrophic health crisis in Afghanistan that …

1 in 3 children in Afghanistan face crisis-level hunger after UK slashes aid
1 year ago

1 in 3 children in Afghanistan face crisis-level hunger after UK slashes aid

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in three children in …

UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million hungry people in Afghanistan due to cash shortfall
1 year, 4 months ago

UN food agency drops aid to another 2 million hungry people in Afghanistan due to cash shortfall

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The U.N. food agency said Tuesday it must drop another 2 million hungry people from food assistance in Afghanistan this month due to a massive funding shortfall. The action means that 10 million people will be cut off from the agency’s support this year in the country, the World Food Programme said in a statement. The new cuts …

The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price
1 year, 4 months ago

The Taliban are entrenched in Afghanistan after 2 years of rule. Women and girls pay the price

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have settled in as rulers of Afghanistan, two years after they seized power as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two decades of war. The U.N. said they were a major obstacle to the Taliban gaining international recognition as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. But the international community will only take such …

Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis

The Hindu  

In parched brown hills in north Afghanistan, Abdul Hahad tears stalks of wheat out of the arid earth. The 55-year-old farmer from Nahr-e-Shahi district in Balkh province used to plant two or even three wheat crops a year but in the last three years he has only been able to grow one. "In terms of food security you see that …

UNICEF warns that aid shortage will push Afghanistan’s children further toward deadly malnutrition
1 year, 7 months ago

UNICEF warns that aid shortage will push Afghanistan’s children further toward deadly malnutrition

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A U.N. agency warned Thursday that critical food aid in Afghanistan is being handicapped by a lack of funding, as the country faces a widespread humanitarian crisis. “Thousands of children could die from severe acute malnutrition,” said Melanie Galvin, chief of nutrition at the United Nations Children’s Fund. She said UNICEF in Afghanistan faces an urgent funding gap …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs agency said. Afghanistan is facing its third consecutive year of drought, its second year of severe economic hardship and the continued consequences of decades of war and natural disasters, the U.N. Office for the …

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in …

Millions close to hunger after WFP cuts food aid to Afghanistan
1 year, 8 months ago

Millions close to hunger after WFP cuts food aid to Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Six million Afghans, the UN food agency warns, are one step away from famine as it appeals for more funds for Afghanistan. Last month, the WFP, which provides food assistance to more than 20 million Afghans, said a severe shortage of funds forced it to drastically reduce its food assistance to the South Asian country facing a humanitarian crisis. “The …

34 Million in Poverty Under Taliban Ruled Afghanistan: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

34 Million in Poverty Under Taliban Ruled Afghanistan: UN

News 18  

The number of Afghans in poverty nearly doubled to 34 million as the nation was racked by the collapse of the US-backed government and the Taliban takeover, the United Nations said Tuesday. The curb was extended this month to the UN’s Afghan women employees and the organisation said it faces an “appalling choice” over whether to continue its aid schemes. …

UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for Afghanistan
1 year, 8 months ago

UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The U.N. food agency said Monday it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. “The WFP urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to continue providing assistance to people in need across Afghanistan,” the organization said. “Catastrophic …

UN envoy in Afghanistan warns of aid cuts over Taliban crackdown on women's rights
1 year, 10 months ago

UN envoy in Afghanistan warns of aid cuts over Taliban crackdown on women's rights

Firstpost  

The Taliban administration, which seized power in August 2021 as US-led forces withdrew from Afghanistan after 20 years of war, says it respects women’s rights in accordance with its strict interpretation of Islamic law United Nations: The UN envoy in Afghanistan warned on Wednesday that a Taliban administration crackdown on women’s rights is likely to lead to a drop in …

Afghanistan Famine: Millions of Afghans may starve to death, warns UN
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghanistan Famine: Millions of Afghans may starve to death, warns UN

Firstpost  

Kabul: Ravaged by around four decades of war, Afghanistan is now being stalked by famine amidst a severe winter. With Afghanistan facing a severe humanitarian crisis amid ongoing political chaos and an unstable security situation under the Taliban regime, the United Nations has warned that two-thirds of the Afghan population are facing extreme hunger and are in urgent need of …

How single women and widows in Afghanistan are struggling to find their next meal
1 year, 11 months ago

How single women and widows in Afghanistan are struggling to find their next meal

Firstpost  

Jamila*, a widow living in Herat, lost her husband in a suicide attack about eight years ago. The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations and women moving about public spaces has also affected women being able to find employment. The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations, as well as women …

Single Afghan women, widows struggle to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions
1 year, 11 months ago

Single Afghan women, widows struggle to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions

The Hindu  

Jamila, a widow living in Herat, lost her husband in a suicide attack about eight years ago. The recent Taliban ban on women working in international and national organisations and women moving about public spaces has also affected women being able to find employment. The January 2023 high-level U.N. delegation led by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed called on the Taliban …

UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high
1 year, 11 months ago

UN food agency: Afghan malnutrition rates at record high

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday. “Half of Afghanistan endures severe hunger throughout the year, regardless of the season, and malnutrition rates are at a record high for Afghanistan,” said Phillipe Kropf, a spokesman for the …

Afghans dying not just of hunger, but also cold
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghans dying not just of hunger, but also cold

Firstpost  

Kabul: Ravaged by decades of war, Taliban ruled Afghanistan is now battling a severe winter. With temperatures plummeting several notches below freezing point across Afghanistan, the people in the Afghan Taliban ruled country are facing a lot of hardships. At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as extreme weather compounds …

Humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan deepens after Taliban’s ban on female NGO workers
1 year, 11 months ago

Humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan deepens after Taliban’s ban on female NGO workers

LA Times  

An Afghan woman and her 11-month-old daughter receive nutrition advice from a worker with the charity Save the Children. “The women still had blood on them,” said Samira Sayed-Rahman of the aid agency International Rescue Committee. “That’s not just the situation in emergencies; in many parts of the country, women don’t go out to get aid.” It’s an example, Sayed-Rahman …

Explained: How Taliban’s move to bar women from NGOs worsens the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
2 years ago

Explained: How Taliban’s move to bar women from NGOs worsens the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The latest ban is another signal that the Taliban leadership is determined to reinstitute the hard-line rule that the group maintained during its first stretch in power in the 1990s The Afghan government on Saturday barred women from working in local and international humanitarian organisations, officials said, a move that threatens billions of dollars of aid that has kept Afghanistan …

UN official warns of conflict, more poverty in Afghanistan
2 years, 3 months ago

UN official warns of conflict, more poverty in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A senior U.N. official warned Tuesday of a possible internal conflict and worsening poverty in Afghanistan if the Taliban don’t respond quickly to the needs of all elements of society, saying their crackdown on the rights of girls and women signals indifference to over 50% of Afghanistan’s population and a willingness to risk international isolation. He pointed …

Pakistan floods threaten food security of Afghanistan, warns UN
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods threaten food security of Afghanistan, warns UN

Firstpost  

United Nations’ World Food Programme has procured over 320,000 metric tonnes in the past year to support operations in Afghanistan. The UN’s World Food Programme said much of the food aid transited through Pakistan by road - a network that has been severely affected by the worst floods in the country’s history. “We’re becoming very, very concerned about the overall …

UN warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow
2 years, 4 months ago

UN warns 6 million Afghans at risk of famine as crises grow

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Warning that Afghanistan faces deepening poverty with 6 million people at risk of famine, the U.N. humanitarian chief on Monday urged donors to restore funding for economic development and immediately provide $770 million to help Afghans get through the winter as the United States argued with Russia and China over who should pay. Griffiths stressed, however, that …

Afghanistan under the Taliban regime | In Focus podcast
2 years, 5 months ago

Afghanistan under the Taliban regime | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has spoken of the “advancing erasure” of women from public life under a new look Taliban regime. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA as it is known, pointed out in a July report that seven hundred people have been killed and a …

UN: Afghans need $4.4bn to have enough to eat
2 years, 9 months ago

UN: Afghans need $4.4bn to have enough to eat

Al Jazeera  

UN head called for donations to stave off a crisis as he launched the UN’s biggest ever single-country funding drive. The head of the United Nations has said that Afghanistan needs $4.4bn to avoid a food crisis in the country, as he launched the UN aid office’s biggest-ever funding drive for a single country. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on …

In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to survive’
2 years, 9 months ago

In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to survive’

Al Jazeera  

Dire economic situation sees children dying of starvation as millions of Afghans struggle to put food on their tables. “As adults, we can manage, but when the kids ask for food, I don’t know what to tell them,” the 24-year-old former radio presenter from northern Afghanistan told Al Jazeera. Farhanaz’s family is among the 23 million Afghans facing starvation, in …

India’s food response as ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’
2 years, 9 months ago

India’s food response as ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’

The Hindu  

Global hunger is on the rise, driven by the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic shocks, conflicts, poverty, and inequality. In his 2014 UN General Assembly address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “India’s traditional outlook sees the world as one family and that is linked to its Vedic tradition of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” — underlining its relevance not just for global peace, …

Helping Afghanistan: The Hindu Editorial on the UN mission in Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

Helping Afghanistan: The Hindu Editorial on the UN mission in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The UN Security Council’s decision to authorise a new mandate for the organisation in Afghanistan is the most emphatic step taken by the world body in tackling the myriad problems the country has been facing ever since the Taliban takeover. According to the UNSC resolution, which was adopted by a vote of 14-0, with Russia abstaining, the UN mission in …

U.N. food agency official alarmed by Afghan food and fuel prices
2 years, 9 months ago

U.N. food agency official alarmed by Afghan food and fuel prices

LA Times  

Shelley Thakral, spokeswoman for the World Food Program, speaks during an interview in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday. An official with the U.N. food agency warned Friday that with Russia’s war in Ukraine taking an increasing toll on the global economy, the ripples of that conflict will further increase food and fuel prices in the desperately poor Afghanistan. Shelley Thakral, a …

US war economy cause of poverty and hunger in Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

US war economy cause of poverty and hunger in Afghanistan

China Daily  

Photo taken on Dec 4, 2021 shows children in Kabul. While Afghanistan experiences extreme cold and famine, the US continues to show willingness to release the $7 billion frozen Afghan funds. It is predicted that about one million children will die because of cold and hunger in Afghanistan in the winter, while the West and its allies are successfully distracting …

Pakistan letting India deliver wheat to hungry Afghanistan
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan letting India deliver wheat to hungry Afghanistan

The Independent  

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UN chief calls on Taliban to uphold women’s rights
2 years, 11 months ago

UN chief calls on Taliban to uphold women’s rights

Al Jazeera  

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also warned that ‘Afghanistan is hanging by a thread’ as millions of impoverished citizens struggle to survive. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also warned on Wednesday that “Afghanistan is hanging by a thread” as millions of impoverished citizens struggle to survive amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions. “We urge the Taliban to seize this moment and garner international trust and goodwill …

Taliban increase payment in wheat as economic crisis deepens
2 years, 11 months ago

Taliban increase payment in wheat as economic crisis deepens

India Today  

The Taliban administration said on Tuesday it was expanding its 'food for work' program, in which it uses donated wheat to pay thousands of public sector employees instead of cash as a financial crisis intensifies. Wheat, largely donated by India to the previous U.S.-backed Kabul government, is being used to pay 40,000 workers 10kg of wheat per day for working …

In Afghanistan many have to choose between food and warmth
2 years, 11 months ago

In Afghanistan many have to choose between food and warmth

The Independent  

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In Pictures: Hunger, poverty continue to stalk desperate Afghans
3 years ago

In Pictures: Hunger, poverty continue to stalk desperate Afghans

Al Jazeera  

The bitter cold of Afghanistan’s winter has small children huddled beneath blankets in makeshift camps, while sick babies in hospitals lie wrapped in their mothers’ all-enveloping burqas. Saliha, who like many Afghans uses just one name, took her infant son to the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul. The World Health Organization is warning of millions of children suffering malnutrition, …

AP PHOTOS: Afghans desperate; Taliban face economic ruin
3 years ago

AP PHOTOS: Afghans desperate; Taliban face economic ruin

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The bitter cold of Afghanistan’s winter has small children huddled beneath blankets in makeshift camps. Saliha, who like many Afghans uses just one name, took her infant son to the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in the capital, Kabul. For millions living in camps for the displaced or sitting outside government ministries seeking help, the only source of …

Is Afghanistan being cut off from the world?
3 years ago

Is Afghanistan being cut off from the world?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, December 14 at 19:30 GMT: Millions of people across Afghanistan are facing severe hunger nearly four months after the Taliban took power, a humanitarian crisis set to deepen with the onset of the approaching winter. The World Food Programme estimates that about 24 million people in Afghanistan – 60 percent of the country’s population – are facing “acute …

We can starve, but the kids cry for food: Afghans struggle after a 100 days of Taliban rule
3 years, 1 month ago

We can starve, but the kids cry for food: Afghans struggle after a 100 days of Taliban rule

India Today  

"Me and my husband can go hungry but we are worried about our children they cry because they are hungry and that is so difficult,” a 35-year-old Zarghuna, mother of two, said while narrating her struggle ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15. Sometimes, when we don’t have food, I go to sleep without eating anything.” The …

Afghanistan children face acute food shortage amid conflict, poverty
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan children face acute food shortage amid conflict, poverty

India TV News  

Highlights Many Afghan children do not have breadwinners at home Children have to go to school for half the day and work for the other half day to earn livelihood Over 22 mn Afghans, including millions of children, are facing acute food shortages As World Children's Day was celebrated in many countries across the globe to promote children's rights to …

What can the UN do for Afghanistan now?
3 years, 1 month ago

What can the UN do for Afghanistan now?

Al Jazeera  

As Afghanistan continues to slip into a devastating economic and humanitarian crisis, there is one global actor that can help the country pull through: the United Nations. While its member states continue to debate whether to recognise the Taliban’s government, the UN can still play a significant role in supporting the Afghan people. Given this imperative to reach a durable …

Amid economic turmoil, people in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet
3 years, 2 months ago

Amid economic turmoil, people in Afghanistan struggle to make ends meet

The Hindu  

Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, the conflict-stricken nation has been dealing not only with political turmoil but also a severe economic crisis and increasing poverty. Some 8.7 million people are "one step away from starvation," Mary-Ellen McGroarty, head of the World Food Program in Afghanistan said in October. "Afghanistan's economic growth was slow up to August …

Desperate Afghans Resort To Selling Children Amid Economic Turmoil & Skyrocketing Food Prices
3 years, 2 months ago

Desperate Afghans Resort To Selling Children Amid Economic Turmoil & Skyrocketing Food Prices

ABP News  

New Delhi: The situation of Afghanistan is worsening with each passing day as the new Taliban regime does not have the funds to even procure food items and other essentials. Desperate Afghans were forced to sell children to survive due to economic turmoil and surge in food prices, according to the Canada-based think tank International Forum for Rights and Security. …

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