Lack of Funding Forces WFP To Cut Off 8 Million People from Assistance in Afghanistan
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan announced that due to lack of funding, the organisation has been forced to cut off eight million people from receiving assistance in 2023.
On Monday, WPF announced on Twitter that it urgently needs one billion dollars to continue operations.
The organisation added that WFP is the “last lifeline” for the most vulnerable families, including widows and women-led households.
Recently, WFP told media outlets that this year, about 15 million people across Afghanistan need food support.
The UN agency stressed that it can help only about five million people in need of food in Afghanistan.
According to UN reports, after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the number of people in need of food aid has increased rapidly and reached 21 million in Afghanistan.
After the Taliban came to power, international aid to Afghanistan was cut off, and unemployment and poverty spread across the country rapidly.
