By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – According to the UN humanitarian office OCHA on Friday said that half of the population in Afghanistan needs vital aid.
It said that women and girls are vulnerable due to the increasingly restrictive policies that Taliban authorities have imposed, excluding them from education, the workforce and public life.
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in daily briefing in New York “Humanitarian aid is a lifeline for women and girls who are otherwise unable to access essential services and assistance”.
OCHA warned that the return of 1.7 million Afghan citizens from Iran and Pakistan this year has increased humanitarian needs, as most have limited community ties and are struggling to find shelter and ways of making a living.
UN Central Emergency Response Fund released $10 million, and additional funding is in the pipeline from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund to support the response of the under-resourced host communities.
It stressed that more resources are needed.
Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan in Afghanistan is 25% funded, with $624 million received of the $2.4 billion that are needed, and another influx of refugees is expected ahead of Pakistan’s 1 September deadline for Afghan Proof of Registration cardholders to exit.
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