Shafaqna English- Afghans are trapped in cycles of poverty, displacement, and despair; and Afghanistan is at risk of becoming a forgotten crisis without international support,10 aid organizations said in a statement. The organizations stated that Afghanistan desperately needs long-term development assistance to address the root causes of poverty.
Signatories to the statement warned that shrinking humanitarian funding is adversely impacting people’s daily lives, and a lack of funding for medium and longer-term programming has only heightened underlying vulnerabilities, adding to the humanitarian burden.
“Already this year, 343 mobile health teams have shut down, which equals 52% of all mobile health teams. This has had a significant impact on the health and nutrition response, as populations are not able to access essential lifesaving services,” warned Action Against Hunger (ACF), CARE International (CARE), the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), International Rescue Committee (IRC), INTERSOS, Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), People in Need, Save the Children International, and World Vision International (WVI).