June 21, 2024
The UN warns that more than half of the Afghan population needs humanitarian aid
HAMILTON: The UN has highlighted the alarming humanitarian need in Afghanistan, saying more than 50% of the population needs humanitarian aid in the war-torn country. “Humanitarian needs in Afghanistan remain alarmingly high. More than 50% of the population – approximately 23.7 million people – are in need of humanitarian assistance this year, the third highest number of people in need in the world,” Lisa Doughten, Head of the Office of UN for the Department of Humanitarian Financing and Resource Mobilization Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, told a Security Council meeting on Afghanistan. He highlighted the effects of poverty, food insecurity and


