CNBC: Afghanistan is facing the ‘worst humanitarian disaster we’ve ever seen,’ the UN says
* Some 23 million people are in desperate need for food, the $20 billion economy could shrink by $4 billion or more and 97% of the 38 million population are at risk of sinking into poverty, Abdallah Al Dardari, the resident representative for the UNDP in Afghanistan, told CNBC.
* The international community has yet to recognize the militant group as Afghanistan’s de facto rulers.
* Pakistan hosted a meeting in Islamabad on Thursday with representatives from China, Russia and the United States to discuss the situation in Afghanistan — the officials also met with Taliban representatives on the sideline, according to the U.S. State Department.
With millions facing starvation and nearly the entire population teetering on the brink of poverty, Afghanistan could experience the worst humanitarian crisis “we’ve ever seen,” a United Nations Development Programme official told CNBC this week.
Some 23 million people are in desperate need of food, the $20 billion economy could shrink by $4 billion or more and 97% of the 38 million population are at risk of sinking into poverty, Abdallah Al Dardari, the resident representative for the UNDP in Afghanistan, said Wednesday.
“Afghanistan is probably facing the worst humanitarian disaster we’ve ever seen,” Al Dardari told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia.”
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WNU Editor: I have zero confidence in the Taliban to address this massive humanitarian crisis. Especially since they are the reason for the collapse of the country and why there is a crisis .... Afghanistan: Can the Taliban avert a food crisis without foreign aid? (DW)
Update: The regional governments are more focused on their own problems, not Afghanistan .... Feeding Afghanistan is a regional project (James Durso, The Hill)
More News On The UN Saying Afghanistan Is Facing The ‘Worst Humanitarian Disaster We’ve Ever Seen’
A million Afghan children at risk of dying amid acute malnutrition, WHO says -- Reuters
‘Hell on earth’: Warnings that humanitarian crisis about to engulf Afghanistan -- The Independent
Afghans in remote areas must receive food aid within weeks, agencies warn -- Irish Times
3 comments:
What if you found out the average person lived under the exact same conditions with the US puppet government in Kabul
What if we found out that you were a liberal or foreign troll.
Taliban is hellish
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