“FAO” asked for urgent help for Afghanistan.
“FAO”, the World Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, warned that 9 million people in Afghanistan will starve if they do not receive urgent aid in the coming days.
“The world cannot turn its back on the people of Afghanistan during an unprecedented crisis,” David Baslim, head of the World Food Organization, wrote on Twitter on Monday.
The World Food Program (WFP) is the food aid branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian agency in the field of food security and hunger relief. Through its headquarters in Rome and more than 80 offices in other countries, this organization It strives to help people who are unable to provide enough food for their family members.The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for its efforts to help in areas affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19).
Earlier, OCHA (Afghanistan Aid Coordination Organization) tweeted that 23 million people in Afghanistan are a priority for humanitarian assistance, but these people can only be helped if sufficient funds are available. OCHA has requested 4.6 billion dollars to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. This institution has asked the countries to respond to the request of the United Nations to help the people of Afghanistan.
While the “FAO” report (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and other reports report the increase in unemployment and poverty in Afghanistan, and international and western organizations confirm these statistics, but this country is still sanctioned by the United States, and its funds are blocked. has been The Afghan government is trying to prevent inflation in this country by taking measures. Kabul has also announced that it has recently reduced import tariffs on basic goods to prevent food prices from rising during Ramadan.
