Afghanistan is facing a difficult year due to the reduction of humanitarian aid.
Afghanistan is facing a difficult year due to the reduction of humanitarian aid
Referring to the reports of some international institutions, experts said that Afghanistan will have a difficult year ahead with the reduction of aid.
According to the regional office of Tasnim News Agency, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) stated that it has been able to provide five percent of the four billion and 600 million dollars required for aid to Afghanistan this year.
While Ocha reports that 95% of the budget required for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan is not provided, the need for these aid among the citizens of this country is increasing day by day.
“Bahman Yousefi”, a university professor, said about the situation in Afghanistan that due to the lack of respect for women’s rights in Afghanistan, the international community is discouraged from helping this country, and the statistics related to the increase in hunger in Afghanistan show that this country is facing a very difficult year in terms of food. Will have.
Some have also told the Afghan media that the lack of labor market and consecutive droughts have caused the people of Afghanistan to be highly dependent on the aid of the international community, so if the aid is stopped, the country will face famine.
However, “Abdul Rahman Habib”, the spokesman of the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan, said that the handling of the economic crisis of this country is focused on increasing the GDP of Afghanistan.
He added: “We do not rely on foreign aid. Foreign aid is temporary and also not a solution to the economic problem. The Ministry of Economy and all other ministries are focusing on increasing the GDP again in order to gradually reduce the level of poverty.