A warning to the international community is addressed by UN regarding Afghanistan. As the Organization’s head of humanitarian aid, Martin Griffiths, emphasized on Monday (29/8), development aid should begin to be offered again to the country as it faces a worsening humanitarian and economic crisis.
After seizure of power by the Taliban development aid to Afghanistan, on which the country relied heavily, was suspended, with the international community demanding that the Islamists first respect the rights of Afghans, especially girls and women.
“Poverty deepens, the population continues to grow and the de facto authorities have no budget to invest in their own future. It is clear to us that it must restart some provision of development support,” Griffiths explained to the UN Security Council.
More than half of the residents are in need of humanitarian assistance
More than half of Afghanistan’s 39 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, while six million are at risk of starvation, he said. More than a million children are “estimated to be suffering from the most severe form of life-threatening malnutrition” and may die if they do not receive appropriate treatment, Griffiths said.
“The de facto authorities of Afghanistan must also contribute. Bureaucratic interventions and procedures delay humanitarian aid at a time when (Afghans) need it most. Women humanitarian workers should be allowed to work unhindered and safely. And girls should be allowed to continue their education,” he noted.
The government of Taliban it has not been officially recognized by any foreign government and international sanctions have been imposed on it, which the UN and humanitarian organizations complain are making it difficult for aid organizations to work in Afghanistan.
International banks have avoided doing business with Afghan authorities for fear of violating sanctions, and the UN and aid agencies have battled for the past year to get enough money into the country.
“Aid workers have flown more than a billion dollars in cash into the country to continue aid, but the liquidity and banking crisis continues to affect aid distribution and the daily lives of Afghans,” Griffiths explained.
The UN is trying to launch a system that would see millions of dollars in aid exchanged for Afghan currency to address the economic and humanitarian crisis while bypassing the Taliban.
According to Griffiths, that plan is “still under review” with the Taliban.
Source: News Beast
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