United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that her country is pledging £75 million in aid to the people of Afghanistan, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said in a statement on Sunday.

According to the statement, the aid is aimed to support 1.8 million Afghans with life-saving food, emergency health services, shelter, water, and hygiene services.

The UK’s pledge follows the G7 discussions on global crisis and conflict situations, including the situation in Afghanistan, which were held in Liverpool on December 11 and 12. During the discussion, Truss called for greater international cooperation to respond to the risk of regional instability and to the humanitarian crisis.

According to the statement, the G7 foreign ministers also discussed a coordinated international response to the situation in Afghanistan and how to engage with the Islamic Emirate.

“The UK is providing vital humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this winter. The funds announced today will save lives, protect women and girls and support stability in the region. We are determined to do all we can for the people of Afghanistan,” Russ said.

The UK has said the aid will go through international organizations such as the UN and other trusted delivery partners and will not go directly to the Islamic Emirate.

According to the UK's statement, the new aid is part of the £286 million the UK has pledged to give to Afghanistan this year. “It will also be used to provide support for victims of gender-based violence and to fund essential child protection services,” the statement reads.

The new aid is pledged as international organizations including the UN has warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

The World Food Programme, welcoming the UK aid, said it will help many lives, adding that women and children are bearing a big part of the hardship in Afghanistan.

WFP Executive Director David Beasley said: “What we are seeing on the ground is heart-breaking – 23 million people are facing severe hunger in a country crippled by drought, conflict and an economic crisis.”