UNMA: World  will not punish Afghans more by cutting aid

Bayan News

At the same time, while banning women from working at un-Afghanistan offices( UNAMA), it has called on the international communitynot to punish the Afghan people by cutting off humanitarian aid.

Ramiz. Ecclebyrov, humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, says that afghanistan’s bans on women have severely affected the aid process throughout the country, while more than 28 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance.

“The profound effects and harms of the previous ban on women donors of NGOs, along with the recent expansion and extension of the bans on all UN female employees, inflict another unimaginable and devastating blow to Afghan women,” she said.

“The effects of these bans may not be seen in the short term, but they may undermine the interest and ability of humanitarian partners to support the Afghan population, and especially the vulnerable segment of society, such as women and girls,” al-Kabirov said in his remarks.

According to the UNAMA official, the United Nations is working with The Islamic Emirate to find a solution to these decrees, but at the same time calls on the international community not to punish the Afghan people further by cutting off vital financial assistance.

In 2023, however, UNAMA has requested $4.6 billion in humanitarian aid to help 28.3 million people in Afghanistan, making it the largest humanitarian aid applicant globally.