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Almost 10 Million Children Going Hungry in Afghanistan as Food Aid Alone Fails to Meet the Tidal Wave of Need, Save the Children Says
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – WEBWIRE – Wednesday, May 11, 2022
9.6 million children in Afghanistan are going hungry every day due to a dire combination of economic collapse, the impacts of the war in Ukraine, and the ongoing drought, new figures released today show. Immediate food assistance is needed to save lives in the short term, but aid alone is not enough to tackle the countrys worst hunger crisis on record, Save the Children said.
The figures[i] show that despite a significant amount of food aid provided to families in recent months, 19.7 million children and adults almost 50% ... Read more