Humanitarian Aid
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Afghanistan
Netherlands Contributes €16 Million to Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund
DID Press: The Netherlands has contributed €16 million ($18.3 million) to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. OCHA thanked the Netherlands for the contribution, saying the funding will help…
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Afghanistan
EU Allocates €15 Million to Strengthen Afghanistan’s Food Resilience
DID Press: European Union has allocated an additional €15 million to support its cooperation with the World Food Programme (WFP) on strengthening climate resilience and Afghanistan’s food systems. The funding will be provided through a 12-month programme aimed at addressing…
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Afghanistan
UN Official: Political and Environmental Factors Are Driving Child Deaths in Afghanistan
DID Press: Around 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from acute malnutrition, including nearly 1 million facing severe and life-threatening malnutrition, according to Melissa Fleming, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications. Fleming said cuts to humanitarian funding have forced…
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South Korea Provides $3 Million to WFP for Food Aid in Afghanistan
DID Press: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided $3 million to support vulnerable women and children in Afghanistan. According to the WFP, the funding will be used over the next 12…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Disaster Chief Calls for Humanitarian Aid to Be Kept Free of Politics
DID Press: Nooruddin Turabi, head of the Taliban’s Disaster Management Authority, has urged international aid organizations to reduce administrative costs so that a larger share of humanitarian assistance reaches people in need across Afghanistan. Turabi said humanitarian needs, particularly in…
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Afghanistan
Aid Cuts Push Afghan Women’s Organizations Toward Crisis
DID Press: Declining international aid to Afghanistan is pushing organizations that support women and girls toward a severe financial crisis, as Afghan women continue to face sweeping restrictions on education, employment, movement and access to services. The United Nations says…
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Afghanistan
UNICEF: Hundreds of Thousands of Malnourished Children Treated in Afghanistan
DID Press: UNICEF says it has provided essential health and support services to millions of people across Afghanistan, with more than 18.9 million people in all 34 provinces benefiting from health services. UNICEF said that with financial support from donors,…
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Afghanistan
724 Aid Trucks Cross Torkham Into Afghanistan, UN Says
DID Press: Muhammad Yahya, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Pakistan, said Pakistan has authorized the entry of 724 trucks carrying humanitarian assistance into Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing. According to Yahya, the aid shipments will be distributed among…
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Afghanistan
Canada: Inclusive Government, Human Rights Conditions for Normalizing Ties With Taliban
DID Press: Canada said on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan that it will not support normalizing relations with the group until there is tangible progress on human rights, the formation of an inclusive government…
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EU: Recognition of Taliban Government Tied to Inclusive Governance and Rights
DID Press: The European Union said that five years after the Taliban returned to power, it continues to support the people of Afghanistan, allocating more than €2 billion over the past five years for humanitarian assistance, basic needs and support…
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