Friday, October 22, 2021

Red Cross Says The Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Has Become Too Big For Aid Groups To Handle

 

The Hill: Red Cross says Afghan humanitarian crisis too big for aid groups to handle alone 

The Red Cross said in an interview with Reuters on Friday the Afghan humanitarian crisis is too big for aid groups to handle alone. 

"Humanitarian organizations joining forces can only do so much. 

They can come up with temporary solutions." the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Director General Robert Mardini told the outlet. 

"Afghanistan is a compounded crisis that is deteriorating by the day," he added.  

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Update: Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis (Reuters)  

WNU Editor: Everyone knew this was going to be a humanitarian disaster. A good portion of the Afghan economy was dependent on foreign aid, but with the Taliban in power this aid is not going to be restored.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fuck the foreign aid groups. They are some of the worst people. They routinely allow warring parties to divert a portion of the aid. The in fact partially fund combatants. Worse this is not in the small print, when they advertise for donations.

People should boycott foreign aid groups.