Afghan gov't, UN appeal for US$437m to help Afghans
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Xinhua, January 29, 2012
The government of Afghanistan and United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Saturday appealed for 437 million U.S. dollars in aid to help needy Afghans in 2012.
"The appeal is a total of 437 million U.S. dollars,"UN Humanitarian Coordinator Michael Keating told a joint press conference with Afghan Minister for Rural Rehabilitation and Development Jarullah Mansoori.
The UN official added that 8.8 million Afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance in 2012 and over 187,000 people were displaced in 2011.
Mansoori said he hoped the international community would respond positively. "We are hopeful that the international community to respond positively and provide the assistance appealed for," Mansoori said.
Continued militancy, drought and natural disasters have disrupted many essential services in the conflict-ridden country and made it difficult for both the government and aid agencies to help millions of Afghans who are in need of humanitarian assistance.
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