Afghanistan, July 14 -- Afghanistan's humanitarian response faces collapse as UN warns only 53% of needed $3.06 billion funding has been secured for 2024.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised urgent concerns over a significant funding shortfall jeopardizing humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. In its 2024 report titled "Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Gap Analysis," OCHA revealed that only 53% of the $3.06 billion required for aid programs has been secured, leaving a deficit of $1.43 billion by the end of the financial year.
Despite the funding challenges, humanitarian partners managed to reach 22.4 million people across Afghanistan with at least one form of aid in 2023, exceeding the ...