Published December 17,2024
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Japan on Tuesday introduced $27.5 million in humanitarian assist to Afghanistan.
The announcement was made by the Japanese Embassy in Kabul after the World Food Programme (WFP) referred to as for funds to assist Afghan folks going through starvation.
“Pleased to announce that @JapanGov has decided additional 27.5 million USD assistance for Afghanistan, covering both humanitarian and basic human needs. We hope this assistance will make a difference in the lives of vulnerable Afghans in need,” mentioned the embassy on X.
Earlier, the WFP mentioned that just about 15 million folks do not know the place their subsequent meal will come from.
“WFP urgently needs $718 million to continue its operations over the next six months,” it mentioned on X.
In a current report, WFP mentioned that 11.6 million folks, 25% of the inhabitants, are at present in disaster.
The report additional mentioned that 14.8 million folks want humanitarian meals help from November 2024 to March 2025.
Approximately 3.5 million youngsters below the age of 5 and 1.15 million pregnant and breastfeeding girls are projected to undergo from acute malnutrition in 2025.
Compared to 2024, this marks a 28% enhance for reasonably acute malnourished youngsters, and 1% for severely acute, in line with the report.
Source: www.anews.com.tr