OCHA, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, reports that 23.7 million people in Afghanistan require humanitarian assistance, including 9.2 million children.
In a published report, the organization stated that the restrictions imposed on the rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls are among the factors that have “challenged” the improvement of the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
The report further mentions that ongoing conflicts, entrenched poverty, high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, continuous internal displacements, widespread contamination from explosive materials, frequent natural disasters, the outbreak of pandemics, the effects of climate change, and political conditions are additional factors contributing to the difficult humanitarian situation in the country.
Additionally, the World Food Programme, in its reports for November, stated that Afghanistan is one of 22 countries worldwide facing a hunger crisis, with 12.4 million people in the country experiencing “severe” food insecurity.
The organization noted that many citizens of Afghanistan do not know how they will obtain their next meal.
At the same time, in a post accompanied by a video on November 8, the organization mentioned that some families in Afghanistan are marrying off their young daughters due to extreme poverty and hunger.
