Toby Lanzer, United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, has called for $430 million in aid for Afghanistan to meet those in need of humanitarian assistance in the country.
The United Nations has called on the donors to remain committed to the UN humanitarian body to help those who have suffered as a result of violence and armed conflict in the country.
“The people in villages, in towns who are struck by violence, who are forced from their homes or who are returning to their homeland, we are here to help them,” said Lanzer at a ceremony in Kabul.
At the same event, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said that last year the Afghan government successfully spent 75 percent of $410 million financial assistance provided for humanitarian programs in Afghanistan.
He stressed the need for more assistance to be provided for humanitarian programs in the country.
“I expect the international community to focus on this issue. I also request from our international friends, from the diplomatic representatives of our friend countries to travel outside of Kabul,” said Abdullah.
“Families from south and northern Afghanistan are living together. Majority of them are the villagers and they have not living area and lands. They have lost their belongings during the armed conflict,” said Palwasha Hassan, Chairperson of ACBAR.
The officials made the remarks at the launch of the Humanitarian Response Plan aimed to meet the most acute needs of 3.3 million Afghans across Afghanistan.
Based on the UN Humanitarian Response Plan, this year the humanitarian assistance programs will cover only those people who have been affected as a result of recent conflicts in the country.
According to UN officials, more than eight million Afghans are still suffering from economic issues and unemployment.
In 2017, ongoing conflict has displaced as many as 360,000 people from their homes and resulted in 8,019 civilian casualties - two thirds of these women and children, UN statistics show.
According to UN, the people are still in dire need of humanitarian aid in areas where security situation is quite fragile.
UN states that this year alongside 2.8 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the number of people facing poverty has increased and that the United Nations and the international community should come forward in addressing their plight.