The World Food Program (WFP) has announced that due to a lack of funding, it can only provide aid to 7 million out of the 14 million hungry people in Afghanistan.
Pauline Eloff, the head of the emergency department at the WFP, wrote on X/Twitter on Thursday, January 2, that for every two families in need of food assistance, the organization can only help one.
The organization added that many families in remote areas of Afghanistan will need food assistance to survive the cold season.
The WFP clarified that to support those in need in these remote regions, it has already sent essential food supplies to some villages months in advance.
According to the WFP, it will be impossible for some families in these areas to survive the winter without the food aid provided by the organization.
The WFP has urged both countries and partner organizations to assist in supporting the people in need in Afghanistan during the cold season.
Earlier, on December 18, the WFP reported that nearly 15 million people in Afghanistan did not know where their next meal would come from. At that time, the organization emphasized that it needed $718 million for its ongoing efforts in Afghanistan for the next six months.
Additionally, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) had previously stated that at least 23 million people in Afghanistan are in need of humanitarian assistance.
As Afghanistan faces deepening food insecurity, the international community’s support is becoming more crucial. The WFP’s call for financial help underscores the dire need for global collaboration to prevent further human suffering in the country. Without additional aid, the humanitarian situation could worsen, with the ongoing winter exacerbating the challenges faced by millions.
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