The World Food Programme for Afghanistan states that women and girls are the most affected by the humanitarian and medical crisis in Afghanistan.
Harald Mohnhart, the Deputy Country Director of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan, announced in a statement that he, along with Takayoshi Kurumiya, the Japanese Ambassador in Kabul, visited a malnutrition treatment center in the capital.
The Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan emphasized that witnessing Afghan mothers and children suffering from malnutrition is “heartbreaking.”
He added that his country is committed to supporting the citizens of Afghanistan, particularly in the medical sector.
The United Nations World Food Programme has stated that nearly one-third of the population in Afghanistan requires urgent food assistance.
Additionally, the Deputy Country Director for the World Food Programme in Afghanistan mentioned that the country is experiencing the highest rates of child malnutrition in recent years.
Last year, this organization provided nutritional treatment or preventive services to three million children and one million eight hundred thousand pregnant and breastfeeding mothers across the country.
According to United Nations statistics, nearly 23 million people in Afghanistan are in need of urgent food assistance.
On the other hand, United Nations agencies have repeatedly warned that women and girls are experiencing the greatest harm from the humanitarian crisis due to cultural restrictions and the Taliban.
