From Yahoo News/Reuters:
KABUL (Reuters) – The United Nations mission in Afghanistan will soon have its budget doubled and staff numbers increased to more than 2,000 from 1,500, the U.N.'s special envoy said Wednesday.
The extra money and staff reflects a growing international focus on Afghanistan where seven years after U.S. and Afghan forces toppled the Taliban, the militants are gaining ground and violence has reached its worst levels since 2001.
U.N, Special Envoy Kai Eide said following a U.N. meeting in New York Tuesday, his budget would soon be doubled from $80 million a year.
He called for more transparency among donor countries about how much direct aid they contribute to Afghanistan, saying they needed to take responsibility for their projects and not leave it to the U.N..
Afghanistan needed an "international coordination center" with a representative from each major donor country, he said.
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My Comment: I find it hard to believe that if the security situation does not improve, aid will fill the void and be able to do constructive projects. When the enemy is more than willing to destroy the schools that aid projects build and stock .... in the end you will have to ask the qustion of what is the purpose in doing all of this.
The security situation is the number one stumbling for the U.N. to do its work. It can dream up all the aid projects it wants, but if the Taliban are not defeated these projects will just be a waste of time and resources.
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