{"id":50813,"date":"2021-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/?guid=ce56a6d14a4b11d8f6dfa8ceecf6255b"},"modified":"2021-09-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T00:00:00","slug":"un-demands-additional-funding-for-afghanistan-warns-of-humanitarian-catastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/un-demands-additional-funding-for-afghanistan-warns-of-humanitarian-catastrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"UN demands additional funding for Afghanistan, warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’"},"content":{"rendered":"
The United Nations Tuesday issued an urgent appeal for $200 million in additional humanitarian aid for Afghanistan after “obstacles emerged” following the Taliban takeover in the war-ravaged country.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The New York Times, citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), reported that $606 million is now needed for Afghanistan until the end of the year in order to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
OCHA spokesman Jens Laerke warned that food in Afghanistan is about to run out and basic services are collapsing, adding that aid can save lives.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Last week, the OCHA expressed hope that world nations would make generous pledges to provide much-needed food and humanitarian assistance for more than 11 million people, and essential health services to 3.4 million.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Emergency aid to Afghanistan will be discussed at a ministerial meeting in Geneva on Monday, which will be hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: Jordan News Agency<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United Nations Tuesday issued an urgent appeal for $200 million in additional humanitarian aid for Afghanistan after “obstacles emerged” following the Taliban takeover in the war-ravaged country.The New York Times, citing the UN Office for the Coor…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n