United Nations: The world community has announced that it will provide massive financial assistance to support the Taliban-held Afghanistan. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that several countries have pledged $ 1.2 billion (about Rs 8,836 crore) in financial assistance to alleviate the hunger and suffering of the Afghan people, who are suffering from famine, poverty, and migration.
The afghans are facing the wrath of deadly Talibani’s and their cruel administration with nowhere else to go.
Guterres called on the nations of the world to do their part to prevent the spread of terrorism and the protection of human rights.
The United Nations is set to hold a fundraising event in Geneva on Monday to seek immediate financial assistance to a troubled Afghan and its citizens.
Guterres is reportedly seeking at least $ 60.6 billion in aid this year. The event has received an amazing response from the international community. The ‘important’ countries have announced a total of $ 1.2 billion in aid. Donations are coming in at a level that does not live up to any of my expectations. Guterres told in a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
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“This is a testament to the enormous financial support that the international community has given to Afghanistan.”
He further added that “It is impossible to implement humanitarian programs without the permission of the Taliban.”
“Human rights, drugs, terrorism. We need to keep in constant contact with the Taliban government to help the people in such a catastrophic situation,” he said. Guterres commented that “The United Nations must continue its relief efforts in the wake of the Taliban’s aggression, the tragic events such as the bombings of thousands of Afghans at Kabul airport and the bomb blasts, which make the future inaccessible to locals.”
Europe’s chief diplomat Ursula von der Leyen said the 27-nation bloc stands “with the Afghan people” on Wednesday as she announced further humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan.
“We will do our part, we will increase our humanitarian help to Afghanistan by 100 million euros again,” she continued.
Afghanistan has already received a quadrupling of the EU’s humanitarian aid budget for this year, to a total of 200 million euros ($236 million), as the country fights for its very survival following the Taliban takeover.
Brussels has made it clear that no help would go to Afghanistan’s new government, and the Taliban have been asked to ensure that humanitarian workers have access to the nation.
Von der Leyen stated that the EU would unveil its “new, wider Afghan support package” in the coming weeks.
The EU is concerned that a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan could prompt another major migration of refugees to the EU like the 2015 Syrian catastrophe.
The aid has been flooding to Afghanistan while it is facing one of the worst crises the world has ever witnessed.
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