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Displaced children play at a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan on April 16, 2021. (Photo: Rahmatullah Alizadah/Xinhua via Getty Images)
\u201cMEDIA RELEASE: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that Afghanistan faces imminent collapse of health services and widespread hunger if aid and money do not flow into the country within weeks.\n\nREAD: https://t.co/7vGPwqiWrw\u201d— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRC Asia Pacific) 1632985242
"After living through decades of fleeing and fighting, Afghans now face a severe drought which has devastated food production, leaving millions hungry and destitute."
--Alexander Matheou, IFRC
"After living through decades of fleeing and fighting, Afghans now face a severe drought which has devastated food production, leaving millions hungry and destitute," said Matheou. "We are deeply concerned that Afghanistan faces imminent collapse of health services and worsening hunger if aid and money do not flow into the country within weeks."
The IFRC noted that demands on the organization's workers in the country have intensified in recent weeks amid cuts to healthcare funding.
More than 20,000 healthcare workers in Afghanistan are no longer being paid and about 2,500 health facilities are currently not in operation due to the funding cuts, according to the AP.
The IFRC said $38 million is immediately needed "to support Afghan Red Crescent to deliver emergency relief and recovery assistance to 560,000 people in 16 provinces worst affected by severe drought and displacement."
"IFRC appeal funds will be used to help with sustainable water supplies, establishing more drought-resistant crops and revitalising livestock, while supporting critical income generation for those most at risk of spiralling poverty, including women and the elderly," said Matheou.
\u201cThe numbers affected by the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan are huge.\n\nEach crisis is personal, and most personal crises are hidden, often now behind burqas. \n\nHumanitarian aid is not an answer, but it has a role in alleviating suffering. \n\n@ifrc will scale up assistance.\u201d— Alexander Matheou (@Alexander Matheou) 1633007189
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\u201cMEDIA RELEASE: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that Afghanistan faces imminent collapse of health services and widespread hunger if aid and money do not flow into the country within weeks.\n\nREAD: https://t.co/7vGPwqiWrw\u201d— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRC Asia Pacific) 1632985242
"After living through decades of fleeing and fighting, Afghans now face a severe drought which has devastated food production, leaving millions hungry and destitute."
--Alexander Matheou, IFRC
"After living through decades of fleeing and fighting, Afghans now face a severe drought which has devastated food production, leaving millions hungry and destitute," said Matheou. "We are deeply concerned that Afghanistan faces imminent collapse of health services and worsening hunger if aid and money do not flow into the country within weeks."
The IFRC noted that demands on the organization's workers in the country have intensified in recent weeks amid cuts to healthcare funding.
More than 20,000 healthcare workers in Afghanistan are no longer being paid and about 2,500 health facilities are currently not in operation due to the funding cuts, according to the AP.
The IFRC said $38 million is immediately needed "to support Afghan Red Crescent to deliver emergency relief and recovery assistance to 560,000 people in 16 provinces worst affected by severe drought and displacement."
"IFRC appeal funds will be used to help with sustainable water supplies, establishing more drought-resistant crops and revitalising livestock, while supporting critical income generation for those most at risk of spiralling poverty, including women and the elderly," said Matheou.
\u201cThe numbers affected by the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan are huge.\n\nEach crisis is personal, and most personal crises are hidden, often now behind burqas. \n\nHumanitarian aid is not an answer, but it has a role in alleviating suffering. \n\n@ifrc will scale up assistance.\u201d— Alexander Matheou (@Alexander Matheou) 1633007189
\u201cMEDIA RELEASE: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that Afghanistan faces imminent collapse of health services and widespread hunger if aid and money do not flow into the country within weeks.\n\nREAD: https://t.co/7vGPwqiWrw\u201d— IFRC Asia Pacific (@IFRC Asia Pacific) 1632985242
"After living through decades of fleeing and fighting, Afghans now face a severe drought which has devastated food production, leaving millions hungry and destitute."
--Alexander Matheou, IFRC
"After living through decades of fleeing and fighting, Afghans now face a severe drought which has devastated food production, leaving millions hungry and destitute," said Matheou. "We are deeply concerned that Afghanistan faces imminent collapse of health services and worsening hunger if aid and money do not flow into the country within weeks."
The IFRC noted that demands on the organization's workers in the country have intensified in recent weeks amid cuts to healthcare funding.
More than 20,000 healthcare workers in Afghanistan are no longer being paid and about 2,500 health facilities are currently not in operation due to the funding cuts, according to the AP.
The IFRC said $38 million is immediately needed "to support Afghan Red Crescent to deliver emergency relief and recovery assistance to 560,000 people in 16 provinces worst affected by severe drought and displacement."
"IFRC appeal funds will be used to help with sustainable water supplies, establishing more drought-resistant crops and revitalising livestock, while supporting critical income generation for those most at risk of spiralling poverty, including women and the elderly," said Matheou.
\u201cThe numbers affected by the humanitarian crises in Afghanistan are huge.\n\nEach crisis is personal, and most personal crises are hidden, often now behind burqas. \n\nHumanitarian aid is not an answer, but it has a role in alleviating suffering. \n\n@ifrc will scale up assistance.\u201d— Alexander Matheou (@Alexander Matheou) 1633007189