Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: One was killed, another injured in a raid by an Israeli drone on the city of Khiam in South Lebanon
London views possibility of setting fire to tanker in port of friendly country to Russia to damage port infrastructure, initiate an international probe: Moscow
One of London's scenarios involves setting up accident with 'undesirable' tanker in one of the bottlenecks of maritime communications: Russian foreign intelligence agency
London plans to organize major sabotage with tankers to declare transportation of Russian oil to international shipping: Russian foreign intelligence agency
UK intelligence agencies plan to use NATO allies to launch massive raid on 'Shadow Fleet': Russian foreign intelligence agency
Palestinian Ministry of Health: Two were martyred in Israeli shelling that targeted a besieged house in the town of Qabatiya in Jenin
At least 68 dead in migrant shipwreck off Yemen: IOM
Trump: We want to feed the people in Gaza, we do not want them to starve.
US President Donald Trump: We will impose sanctions on Russia if it does not end the war on Ukraine.
Israeli media: Polls show that 52% oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while only 29% support him.

UN calls for $5B aid for Afghanistan in 2022

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 11 Jan 2022 09:36
4 Min Read

The United Nations says that $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan is needed by 2022 to avert a humanitarian disaster.

  • x
  • UN calls for $5bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022
    UN calls for $5bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022

The United Nations said on Tuesday that $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan is needed by 2022 to avert a humanitarian disaster and give the war-torn country a future after 40 years of suffering.

The UN said in its largest-ever single-country appeal that $4.4 billion was needed within Afghanistan, with an additional $623 million needed to support the millions of Afghans seeking refuge beyond its borders.

According to the UN, 22 million people inside Afghanistan and 5.7 million displaced Afghans in five neighboring countries require immediate assistance this year.

"A full-blown humanitarian catastrophe looms. My message is urgent: don't shut the door on the people of Afghanistan," said UN aid chief Martin Griffiths. "Help us scale up and stave off widespread hunger, disease, malnutrition, and ultimately death."

Afghanistan has been in financial chaos as the US troops heavily damaged the country's economic and political infrastructure following its two-decade-long invasion before hastily withdrawing in August of last year, leaving the country in a difficult state.

Washington has frozen billions of dollars in the country's assets, and aid supplies have been severely hampered. Afghanistan also suffered its worst drought in decades in 2021, leading to unemployment skyrocketing and the current inflation.

Griffiths told reporters in Geneva that without the aid package, "there will be no future."

40 years of insecurity

Related News

Clashes erupt in Deir Hafer between SDF, Syrian army factions

Putin open to meeting Zelensky pending expert-level talks: Peskov

The UN aid chief stated that if the appeal is successful, it will assist aid agencies in increasing the delivery of food and agriculture assistance, health services, malnutrition treatment, emergency shelters, access to water and sanitation, protection, and education.

In 2022, an estimated 4.7 million people will be suffering from acute malnutrition, with 1.1 million children suffering from severe acute malnutrition.

Griffiths stated that if humanitarian aid is not provided, there will be distress, deaths, hunger, and further mass displacement, "robbing the people of Afghanistan of the hope that their country will be their home and support, now and in the near term."

If international donors step up, however, "we will see the opportunity for an Afghanistan that may finally see the fruits of some kind of security."

Griffiths stated that if the appeal is successful, it will assist aid agencies in increasing the delivery of food and agriculture assistance, health services, malnutrition treatment, emergency shelters, access to water and sanitation, protection, and education.

  • UN calls for $5bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022
    Afghanistan Battling Poverty

Fear of implosion 

Griffiths stated that the security situation for humanitarian organizations in Afghanistan is probably better now than it has been for many years, adding that the staff in Kabul ministries has largely remained the same since the Taliban took over.

He said the UN Security Council's decision in December to help humanitarian aid reach desperate Afghans while not violating international sanctions aimed at isolating the Taliban had improved the operating environment for donors and humanitarians on the ground.

The funds will be distributed to 160 non-governmental organizations and UN agencies that provide humanitarian assistance. Some will be used to pay frontline workers like healthcare workers, but not through the Taliban administration.

According to Griffiths, approximately eight million children may miss out on an education because teachers have not been paid in full since August.

The goal of the aid package, according to UN Refugee Agency chief Filippo Grandi, is to stabilize the situation within Afghanistan, including for internally displaced people, preventing a new flood of migrants from fleeing across the country's borders.

"That movement of people will be difficult to manage, in the region and beyond because it will not stop at the region," he said. "If those efforts are not successful, we will have to ask for $10 billion next year, not $5 billion," he added.

  • United States
  • Afghanistan
  • Washington
  • United Nations

Most Read

A rescued crew member from the ETERNITY C vessel in a video released by the Yemeni Armed Forces on July 28, 2025 (Yemeni Military Media)

Yemen Navy reveals fate of targeted Eternity C ship crew

  • Politics
  • 28 Jul 2025
An Israeli tank explodes following an ambush by al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza, Occupied Palestine, undated (Al-Qassam Military Media)

Al-Qassam strikes Israeli vehicles in Gaza, inflicts casualties

  • Politics
  • 30 Jul 2025
UAE lodges complaint against Israeli ambassador over 'misbehavior'

UAE lodges complaint against Israeli ambassador over 'misbehavior'

  • Politics
  • 1 Aug 2025
Protesters chant anti-Israeli slogans as they carry a banner that reads:" Freedom for Palestine, Alliance stop the war," during a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza, outside the Israeli embassy, in Athens, Monday, June 9, 2025 (AP)

Athens mayor slams Israeli ambassador over Gaza war, graffiti claim

  • Politics
  • 3 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A member of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, takes part in a parade as he celebrates a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and the Israeli regime in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, January 19, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Al-Qassam: We’ll allow aid to Israeli captives if Gaza siege ends

Freed Lebanese freedom fighter Georges Abdallah during an interview on Al Mayadeen, which aired on Sunday, August 3, 2025 (Al Mayadeen screengrab)
Politics

Exclusive: Resistance key to building state, Georges Abdallah says

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres gives a statement about the situation in Gaza at UN headquarters, Friday, June 27, 2025 (AP)
Politics

UN warns Gaza faces water crisis, looming famine under Israeli siege

Israeli soldiers drive their armored personnel carrier along the Gaza Strip, in southern occupied Palestine, Wednesday, July 30, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Ex-Israeli general says Gaza starvation campaign isolated 'Israel'

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS