The Afghan government and the United Nations on Thursday called for donation of 81 million U.S. dollars to help over 2.5 million Afghans hit by the rising price of staple foodstuffs over the coming five months, said a U.N. statement.
The joint appeal by the Government of Afghanistan, the World Food Program (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will meet the urgent food needs, the statement said.
The appeal will also provide additional nutritional supplements to those most at risk and help people who are already suffering from severe malnutrition, it added.
"This joint appeal is on behalf of 425,000 extremely poor Afghan families, who otherwise will be unable to meet their most basic need that of food especially during the current harsh winter months, until the next harvest season," said Bo Asplund, acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General.
Asplund also urged all donors to respond generously to the appeal, to ensure that these families can feed themselves, and so that the most vulnerable, who are predominantly children and women, do not succumb to malnutrition
Source: Xinhua
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