Afghanistan One out of every 3 children is facing hunger crisis
The international organization "Save the Children" announced that one out of every three children in Afghanistan is facing a hunger crisis. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, Save the Children International Organization stated in a report that about 8 million Afghan children will face a hunger crisis in 2024.
This organization added that the international community should immediately increase humanitarian aid in winter to save people’s lives in Afghanistan.
According to reports More than one-third of the population of Afghanistan will experience severe food insecurity by March 2024. Save the Children International also announced in this report that about 7.8 million children will be affected by March next year. They also face acute food insecurity. Arshad Malik, head of Save the Children International Organization in Afghanistan, said: hunger along with very cold weather in large parts of Afghanistan is the cause of “dangerous situation for children”. /p>
Malek stressed on meeting the nutritional needs of these vulnerable children and said that the lack of funding for food aid endangers children’s lives.
The head of the Children’s Rescue Organization emphasized that in addition to meeting the basic needs of children, a fundamental solution The factors of the crisis, which include drought, economic instability, lack of jobs, and the ever-increasing price of food, must also be addressed.
According to the report of Save the Children, the deportation of several thousand Afghan refugees has also added to the problems.
Publisher | Tasnim News |