New York, 13 January 2022 (TDI): United Nations has made the largest humanitarian appeal to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan.
The UN and partners initiated more than $5 billion funding appeals for Afghanistan. This action is in the hope of helping in elementary services in the country. The crisis left 22 million and 5.7 million people inside and outside Afghanistan.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, on behalf of Pakistan, lauded the decision and said that the UN initiative of the 4.4 billion funding is welcomed, which is the appeal that the international community must realize.
In Geneva, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that $4.4 billion was needed for Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan to help health workers and other people affected by the crisis.
In addition, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called for $ 623 million to support refugees and host countries in five neighboring countries to respond to the refugee problem.
UN officials warn that if there is no action now for the upcoming years, it will b $10 billion to help the people of Afghanistan.
According to the UN humanitarian coordination office OCHA, the crisis in Afghanistan is rapidly growing. Half the population now faces acute hunger worsened by the crisis. Moreover, around nine million people flee from Afghanistan, and many children are out of school.
Pakistan Ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed Khan retweeted the noteworthy news from Pakistan’s Prime Minister.
Pakistan Engagement for Afghanistan stability
Since the Taliban ascension to power in Afghanistan, Pakistan always called for international engagement to deal with the situation. Apart from the UN humanitarian Aid, Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) released a resolution. The OIC resolution said that the Islamic bank is to assist Afghanistan by the first quarter of 2022.
The organization also called on the Taliban government to respect international human rights covenants. For instance, the freedoms of women, children, youth, the elderly, and people with special needs.
The OIC resolution consists of donations from member states and international partners to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan through the Humanitarian Trust Fund for Afghanistan. The summit of the OIC occurred on December 19, 2021, and the 57 members states participated in it.
