UN: 23 million Afghans are experiencing acute hunger
di Marjana Sadat , di Marjana SadatIn July last year, one month before the taliban takeover, the number of people facing acute hunger was 14 million. Today a staggering 95 per cent of the population is not eating enough food
In a statement released Tuesday, the United Nations reported that 23 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute hunger. They specify that 95% of the country’s population do not have enough food to eat.
United Nations deputy special representative for Afghanistan, Dr Ramiz Alakbarov, said that “people in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of unparalleled proportions.” In July last year, one month before the Taliban takeover, the number of people facing acute hunger was 14 million.
Ramiz Alakbarov added that the extreme level of poverty forced people to resort to desperate measures such as skipping meals or taking on unprecedented debts to ensure there is some food on the t…
In a statement released Tuesday, the United Nations reported that 23 million people in Afghanistan are facing acute hunger. They specify that 95% of the country’s population do not have enough food to eat.
United Nations deputy special representative for Afghanistan, Dr Ramiz Alakbarov, said that “people in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of unparalleled proportions.” In July last year, one month before the Taliban takeover, the number of people facing acute hunger was 14 million.
Ramiz Alakbarov added that the extreme level of poverty forced people to resort to desperate measures such as skipping meals or taking on unprecedented debts to ensure there is some food on the table at the end of the day. “In Afghanistan, a staggering 95 per cent of the population is not eating enough food, with that percentage rising to almost 100 per cent for female-headed households. It is a figure so high that it is almost inconceivable. Yet, devastatingly, it is the harsh reality,” Alakbarov said.
A lot of people in Afghanistan were facing poverty before the Taliban takeover, but with the collapse of the former government, supported by the international community, thousands of people lost their income.
The suspension of monetary aid to Afghanistan by the international community after the Taliban came to power, and more than $9 billion of assets frozen resulted in an economic catastrophe for the country. And despite the million dollars in humanitarian assistance poured in the country, the economy keeps deteriorating.