According to a report by the United Nation’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the United Nations, 20 million people in Afghanistan could experience severe hunger by the end of March 2023, putting the country at risk of an economic and humanitarian catastrophe.
UN OCHA reveals 20 million Afghans to face acute hunger by 2023
Report reveals that four million women and children will have acute malnutrition. Afghanistan’s economy has deteriorated, with high levels of debt, a steep decrease in incomes, and high unemployment rates. In actuality, 71 percent of people’s money is spent on food. Winters have only worsened the socio-economic situation.
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Afghanistan in dire economic straits 95 % of its people has insufficient food consumption
Afghanistan’s economy has declined, and there is a high level of debt, a severe decrease in incomes, and a high rate of unemployment. In actuality, Afghans spend 71% of their money on food. Winters have simply made the socio-economic situation worse.
More than 23 million Afghans require aid, and 95% of the country’s people consume insufficient amounts of food. Due to last year’s return of the Taliban and the fall of the Afghan government, Afghanistan’s economy is in a terrible position.
Socio economic crisis in Afghanistan has exacerbates since the Taliban rule returned
Although war in the nation has ended and there is a semblance of stability, Taliban’s draconian and mediaeval ideology is impeding its development and there have been grave human rights violations against women and minorities in the country. There is a human rights crisis affecting women and girls, who are denied basic rights like non-discrimination, education, employment, public engagement, and health.
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