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Forced to take the drastic measures citing a\u00a0\u201cmassive funding shortfall\u201d, WFP will only be able to provide emergency assistance to\u00a0three million people per month across the country from October.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmid already worrying levels of hunger and malnutrition, we are obliged to choose between the hungry and the starving, leaving millions of families scrambling for their next meal,” said Hsiao-Wei Lee, WFP’s Country Director and Representative in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Rations already reduced\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In March, the UN food agency had to reduce rations from 75 to 50 per cent for communities experiencing emergency levels of hunger. In the following two months, it was forced to cut off food assistance to\u00a0eight million people.<\/p>\n

This brings the total number of people forced to go without WFP support this year in the country to a staggering 10 million – whilst more than one-third of the population go to bed hungry every night.<\/p>\n

\u2018Dire situation\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The UN agency emphasised that this will add to an already\u00a0\u201cdire situation” and have severe consequences for civilians. This is particularly true for women who are increasingly being marginalised in Afghan society,\u00a0owing to their narrowing options for making a living or to feed their children.<\/p>\n

Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, they have issued a cascade of restrictive orders that amounts to\u00a0\u201cextreme institutionalized gender-based discrimination\u201d\u00a0and a systematic chipping away of the rights of women and girls,\u00a0according to\u00a0UN-appointed human rights experts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The cuts also mean that approximately 1.4 million new and expecting mothers and their children are no longer receiving specialised food designed to prevent malnutrition, which will cause a sharp rise in admissions to nutrition centres, the agency warned.<\/p>\n

Afghanistan context<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Echoing that message, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with a\u00a0\u201cserious risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe\u201d.<\/p>\n

Two years since the Taliban took control, 29.2 million people are now in need of assistance – over two-thirds of the country\u2019s population.\u00a0<\/p>\n

WFP response<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To respond to the funding crisis,\u00a0WFP\u00a0has urged the international community to provide an additional $1 billion over the next six months, in order to reach 21 million people with lifesaving aid. This includes pre-positioning food for remote communities ahead of the looming, harsh winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA small window of opportunity remains to avert catastrophe in Afghanistan, but we are running out of time,\u201d\u00a0said Ms.\u00a0Lee.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cost of inaction will be paid by the most vulnerable women and children reeling from the impact of 40 years of conflict, a crippled economy and a worsening climate crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

WFP also reported it is going through \u201ca crippling funding crisis\u201d,\u00a0forcing it to scale back life-saving assistance globally when acute hunger is at record levels. Almost half of WFP\u2019s country operations have had to cut the size and scope of their assistance programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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