Afghanistan, Nov. 13 -- The United Nations warns that 90 percent of families in Afghanistan face severe food shortages, as economic pressures, crises, and returning refugees worsen hunger across the country.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said nine out of ten Afghanistan families have been forced to reduce food consumption or sell assets to survive, a situation worsened by returning migrants from Pakistan and Iran.
Kanni Wignaraja, UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, warned that restrictions on women working in humanitarian operations and reconstruction projects reduce access to essential services, harming families and communities.
UNDP Resident Representative Stephen Rodriguez stressed that area-focused rec...