RASC News Agency: In its latest report, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) notes that Afghanistan’s population is increasingly facing food insecurity, a situation made worse by the agency’s aid programs struggling with budget shortfalls. On Monday, April 22, the WFP reported that one in three Afghanistanis experienced insufficient food during the first three months of this year.
The report emphasizes that the agency requires $950 million in funding. This budget includes $111 million needed for winter relief efforts this year and in 2025. The report states that among all those in need in Afghanistan, seven million are living in dire conditions and constitute the most vulnerable groups nationwide.
The United Nations is implementing a food security plan for vulnerable countries, with Afghanistan’s relief programs remaining a top priority. The plan prioritizes the needs of 23.7 million people; however, only 17.3 million are currently set to receive aid. The WFP requires $1.98 billion in 2024 to provide emergency food, nutrition, and livelihood support to those in need across the country.
It is worth noting that in its most recent report on Afghanistan’s economy, the World Bank described Afghanistan’s economic future as bleak and discouraging, pointing to the ongoing unsustainable extraction of the country’s natural resources without benefiting its fragile economy.
Reports in international media have surfaced about the misuse of mining revenue by Taliban leaders, highlighting exploitative practices by the ruling authorities that neglect the living conditions of the Afghanistani people.
