The participants at a US Institute of Peace (USIP) event called for the continuation of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan as the UN estimated nearly 29 million of the country’s population need humanitarian service.
Publish dateThursday 13 July 2023 - 22:05
Story Code : 273209
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)_Monitoring, Melissa Cornet, Humanitarian Advocacy Advisor of CARE said that Afghan women and girls are affected by the economic and food crisis.
The Ministry of Economy (MoE) said that the rate of poverty and unemployment could be decreased by major investments by governmental and private companies.
“Improvement of exports, supporting domestic products, handmade industries and technical and professional training can cause a gradual reduction in the rate of unemployment in the country,” said Abdul Rahman Habib, a spokesman for the MoE.
Speaking to reporters after hosting a meeting on the Afghan situation in Doha, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that 28 million people will need humanitarian aid to survive this year and six million Afghans are "one step away" from famine conditions while "funding is evaporating.”
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