Ireland provided €1.5 in support to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) for 2023, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
OCHA noted in a tweet earlier today (May 2) that the Republic of Ireland has generously given to the Afghan people in previous years, and that new humanitarian aid will have a good impact on the lives of ordinary Afghans.
In all of Afghanistan, poverty and hunger have significantly increased since the Taliban retook control of the country in August 2021. According to estimates, 24.4 million Americans experience extreme food insecurity.
Two-thirds of Afghans, or around 28.3 million people, will require urgent humanitarian and protective help in 2023, according to the organization’s projections.
The biggest and worst humanitarian disaster in the world at the beginning of the year was in Afghanistan. Both in terms of quantity and intensity, this signifies a drastic decline.
UN OCHA states that 28.3 million Afghans will require coordinated humanitarian aid, which will cost US $4.62 billion in 2023.
Aid organisations and humanitarian organisations have remained dedicated to continuing to provide their life-saving help to the people of Afghanistan in 2023, despite the restrictions imposed by the Taliban de facto government, particularly on women and children.
Aid organisations are meantime urging the world community to continue to stand in solidarity with the Afghan people and provide assistance to them during these trying times.
The war-torn nation is currently facing the worst humanitarian and economic issues. Poverty, starvation, internal displacement, drought, and natural catastrophes have worsened the issues facing the Afghan populace.