Some residents of the capital said that with the arrival of the cold season, their challenges have multiplied.
Save The Children in a report said that in the next year (2024), one in three children in Afghanistan will face hunger.
According to the report, nearly 16 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity before March 2024, and more than 7 million of them are children.
Employment opportunities are reduced during the winter and winter food and fuel prices rise and increase poverty among the people.
“An estimated 15.8 million people, more than a third of the country's population, are expected to experience acute food insecurity before March 2024. Almost half of those or 7.8 million are children,” said Save the Children.
Some residents of the capital said that with the arrival of the cold season, their challenges have multiplied.
Children in the capital also said that economic challenges have forced them to do hard labor.
“We don't have a person at home to work, I work for 200 to 300 Afghani a day. We want the government to provide us with work,” said Mahdi, a child worker.
“My father doesn't do anything, I come here myself, sell the bolani (Afghan food), and take the money home,” said Farshad, a child worker.
Meanwhile, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid has said that from January to October 2023, nearly 23 million Afghan citizens have been helped.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) said in a report that “between January and October 2023, humanitarian organizations operating in Afghanistan reached 21.3 million individuals with food and livelihood support, 13.7 million with healthcare,8.9 million with water, sanitation and hygiene support, 4.8 million children and pregnant lactating women with nutrition assistance.”
“United Nations humanitarian aid has had a relative impact on reducing poverty, but our demand from aid organizations, including United Nations organizations, is that aid should be considered in the development sectors,” said Abdul Latif Nazari, deputy of the Economy Ministry.
The list published by The International Rescue Committee shows that 20 countries, including Afghanistan, are facing the risk of worsening humanitarian crises in 2024
(This article was first published by Tolo News, Afghanistan)
