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Afghanistan faces catastrophic hunger crisis as aid cuts force the WFP to turn away 3 in 4 children
Funding cuts force WFP to turn away 75% of malnourished children amid a crisis affecting 17.4 million people, worsening due to drought, conflict, and economic collapse.
- Afghanistan is experiencing a severe hunger crisis with two-thirds of the country facing serious levels of acute malnutrition, according to John Aylieff of the United Nations' World Food Program.
- Due to aid cuts and lack of funding, the World Food Program must turn away three out of four acutely malnourished children in Afghanistan.
- Hunger in Afghanistan has led to increased child mortality, with over 500 child deaths reported in recent months by the World Food Program.
- John Aylieff urged the international community to continue supporting Afghan women who face severe hunger, malnutrition, and the death of their children.
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Afghanistan’s Malnutrition Crisis Puts Four Million Children at Risk
The World Food Programme warns that funding cuts are deepening Afghanistan’s malnutrition crisis, putting four million children at serious risk. John Aylieff, head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, warned that devastating aid reductions are threatening the lives of four million children. Speaking to the Associated Press, he said the agency is now forced to turn away three out of every four people due to severe funding shortages. Of the…
Kabul: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Afghanistan is facing a catastrophic hunger crisis. John Ayliffe, the WFP's country director in Afghanistan, said: “We are facing a catastrophic food crisis, with two-thirds of the country suffering from severe acute malnutrition or crisis-level malnutrition. This is the highest rate of malnutrition ever recorded in the country. The lives of 4 million people […]
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