Filippo Grande, the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who recently visited Afghanistan, called for continued assistance to address the country’s humanitarian needs.
He also stressed the need for assistance to Afghan refugees outside Afghanistan.
Mr. Grande traveled to Afghanistan this month to meet with various Taliban government officials, as well as staff from the United Nations and some non-governmental organizations.
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During the visit, she also visited a health center set up by UNHCR in Kandahar and a girls’ high school in Jalalabad.
The head of the UN refugee agency said: “How can we help, how can we help solve the current humanitarian situation, which is very serious for millions of Afghans who are hungry, thirsty, homeless, homeless. And feel deprived and deprived. ”
Mr Grande described the current situation as “complex” but said his administration was committed to providing humanitarian assistance to Afghans.
Filippo Grande said: “I speak to you at a time when the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and its neighbors is escalating. It cannot be ruled out that support for UNHCR and other humanitarian organizations is needed until stability and prosperity are restored. ”
He said that in order to address the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, it has developed some basic avenues and projects that need international support.
He is pleased with the Taliban government’s commitment to providing assistance to Afghans in need, and says they agree on important services such as access to health facilities, schools and clean water for all Afghans.
But the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says there is now a need to show “goodwill” in decisions and actions, and that this should begin with the reopening of girls ‘and boys’ schools.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has provided assistance to more than half a million Afghans since the beginning of 2022.
But that’s just one-fifth of the estimated 24 million Afghans in need of humanitarian assistance this year, according to the United Nations.
The agency says it currently provides assistance to more than 11,000 villages in Afghanistan, as well as in neighboring countries where Afghan refugees are concentrated, through 55 different routes and programs. But Afghanistan’s crisis is so deep that without strengthening the domestic economy, it may not solve many of the world’s humanitarian problems alone.
