Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 25th Nov. World Food Programme on Friday said that the emergency support for thousands of Afghan families repatriated from Pakistan could threaten due to a lack of funding as winter approaches.
Pakistan announced in October that it would begin deporting “undocumented” foreign nationals starting on 1 November, affecting thousands of Afghans who have found refuge in the country.
WFP said most families crossing the border are arriving hungry, desperate and in need of immediate support.
The agency continues to supply with fortified biscuits and cash to buy food or other basic necessities, and has assisted 250,000 people so far this month.
Hsiao-Wei Lee, WFP Afghanistan Country Director said its programme there is critically underfunded.
She warned that without additional resources “we will not be able to continue our support to these families who are arriving at the border with nothing but a few basics and some bread for their journey.”
WFP is urgently seeking $27.5 million to support one million returnees and help them get through the winter.
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