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World Food Program gave the largest UN aid to Afghanistan which amounted to $280,000,000 in fiscal year 2024. [4] Other UN agencies gave lesser amounts. According to a March 2024 publication by ProPublica based on a SIGAR report, the U.N. handed over $2.9 billion in cash to Afghanistan since the Taliban arrived at the helm in August 2021. [5]
In 2024, Afghanistan continues to face one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with over 23.7 million people in need of life-saving assistance. [6] [7] Prior to their return to power in 2021, the Taliban imposed restrictions on humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, particularly affecting the delivery of aid to areas under their ...
A record level of $41 billion worth of needs were identified, with 183 million people in need of life-saving assistance. [10] Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Yemen were identified as the countries with the highest needs. [10] Climate change, conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic were identified as the key causes of unmet needs. [12]
The U.N. has appealed for $1.3 billion to reach 16 million people in Afghanistan this year, but a $800 million gap remains. U.N. says Afghanistan humanitarian needs are 'catastrophic' Skip to main ...
As winter rolls into Afghanistan, the country is suffering four months after U.S.-led forces pulled out and the capital city of Kabul fell. Kristiana Marton with Save the Children in Kabul tells ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank Group said on Thursday its executive board endorsed a new approach to aiding Afghanistan that will deploy some $300 million from the bank's International ...
Reviewed annually, this mandate has been altered over time to reflect the needs of the country and was extended for one year, on 15 March 2024, by the UN Security Council Resolution 2727 (2024). Resolution 2678 (2023) Stressing the important role that the United Nations will continue to play in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Monday it would suspend humanitarian work in nearly 20 countries worldwide after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a freeze on U.S. foreign aid ...