
The United Nations recently warned that a funding shortfall could severely impede humanitarian aid to millions of Afghans. Yet donors have provided only 6 percent of the requested humanitarian funding for Afghanistan for 2024, with the UN securing only USD $290 million out of the required USD $3.06 billion. Indrika Ratwatte, Afghanistan’s humanitarian coordinator, emphasized the need for increased financial support from the international community, citing this critical funding gap.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s economy is at a critical juncture, as the World Bank estimates indicate that…