Amid the alarming malnutrition and hunger situation in Afghanistan, United Nations World Food Programme had to cut its aid to 8 million food-insecure people
The United Nations on Friday expressed concern over the worsening flood situation in Pakistan as it will threaten the food supply to crisis-ridden Afghanistan.
The UN Head of World Food Program (WFP) has again expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and added that the Afghan people have resorted to selling their children and parts of their bodies to survive.
Expressing concerns over the starvation level in Afghanistan, the World Food Programme has said the organization needs up to USD 2.6 billion to provide food to Afghan people, reported local media.
Multidimensional poverty, vulnerability to shocks including the economic slowdown from COVID-19, and weak infrastructure all impede the progress towards reducing malnourishment, a report states.
The United Nations' casualty count from hostilities in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel on Wednesday showed 256 people dead - including 69 children and an Israeli soldier - and thousands of people injured.