Afghanistan, May 20 -- OCHA reports that 88% of the required funding for Afghanistan's 2025 humanitarian aid remains unmet, threatening vital assistance efforts.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported a severe funding shortfall in Afghanistan's humanitarian response for 2025. As of May 20, only 12% of the $3.06 billion required has been secured, leaving 88% unmet. This financial gap threatens to undermine efforts to assist the 22.9 million Afghans-nearly half the population-projected to need aid this year.
In the first two months of 2025, humanitarian agencies have managed to deliver approximately 7 million metric tons of food assistance. However, this effort has been insufficient to mee...