The regime change has severely affected the private sector as a large majority of local enterprises and international organizations remain closed since the Taliban's takeover.
UNICEF said if the current situation continues, one million children under five in Afghanistan will suffer from severe acute malnutrition. A number of doctors say that cases of malnourished children have increased in the past month.
Afghanistan now is experiencing a collapse of administration and economy, rising food prices, restriction on basic freedom and brutalities against women and children. And there is no mechanism to seek redress or appeal, thus creating a hell-like situation for Afghan people.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he will convene a high-level humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on September 13.
The UN announced that a major fundraising conference will take place in Geneva on September 13.
"There are no fights in Kabul fortunately, but there were fights in other regions, in other cities, and as we work in the whole country we were very concerned by the issues of fights," ICRC spokesperson said.
On Friday, Taliban terrorists killed Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Afghan govt's media and information centre, in Kabul's Darul Aman Road.
United Nations: India has announced a USD 500,000 contribution to a UN humanitarian fund as part of its commitment towards assisting an increasing number of people around the globe in need of humanitarian assistance."At the
Washington: US President Barack Obama has abandoned a plan to force through immigration reform before the end of the summer.Tens of thousands of people try to get into the US from Mexico annually. Many are
Nairobi: UN agencies are calling for urgent action from the international community to help avert a humanitarian crisis in Somalia.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Children's Fund (Unicef)
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