UN warns of worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

Voice of America · VOA Afghan · 2026-11-04 21:45 UTC

The U.N. report said the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains critical, driven by worsening food insecurity and malnutrition, outbreaks of diseases, the return of millions of Afghans from neighboring countries and recurring climate disasters.

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One-third of the population in Afghanistan faces crisis or worse levels of food insecurity, according to a U.N. update released Wednesday.

“Food insecurity and acute malnutrition continued to worsen in Afghanistan, with 15.9 million people facing crisis or worse levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3), including 3.4 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4), while child wasting reached its highest recorded levels of the August-October period,” the United Nations Children’s Fund or UNICEF report said.

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