Aid will continue despite obstacles: UN

KABUL (Tolo News): A senior UN official for Afghanistan pledged that humanitarian assistance to the people will continue, regardless of politics. Talking at a joint press conference, the UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ramiz Alakbarov, stressed the need to ensure human rights in the country.
“I am very proud to say that…, the agencies present at this table were able to reach 18- more than 18 million people in Afghanistan with lifesaving assistance,” he said. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy said it has finalized a scheme for the transparent distribution of aid to the people who are in need.
“This conference was held to increase our coordination in distributing aid,” said Din Mohmmad Hanif, Minister of Economy. According to humanitarian organizations, around 4.4 billion dollars is needed to provide aid to the 24 million vulnerable people in the total 36 million population.
“As many of you already know and as we have already heard… 24.4 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance,” said Isabelle Moussard Carlsen, Head of UNOCHA, Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate welcomed the support of the UN and other aid organizations to counter the ongoing crisis in the country.
Based on the statistics, the suspension of international aid, the high rate of unemployment following the collapse of the republican government, as well as drought and the economic crisis has plunged Afghanistan into a humanitarian disaster.