The government of Norway has announced that it will provide $22 million via the United Nations and the World Bank to enhance food security and basic services, including health education and health in Afghanistan.The Afghan people are contending with economic collapse, increasing humanitarian needs and restrictions on their rights.

Women and children are particularly at risk in the current critical humanitarian situation, Norwegian government said in a statement this week.&I am deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan.

Norway is now providing NOK 220 million to the UN and the World Bank to support their efforts to enhance food security and ensure the provision of basic services such as health and education.

It is essential that all children, girls and boys, are given full access to these services,& said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.Many Afghans are facing food insecurity, unemployment and poverty, and do not have access to basic services, the statement said.&Over the past year, Norway has worked to mobilise assistance over and above humanitarian aid.

Not for the Taliban, but for the Afghan people.

This has been challenging in a country where we cannot cooperate with the authorities in the normal way.

It has been a priority for Norway to ensure that the aid we provide benefits the whole population, women and men, girls and boys,& said Huitfeldt.Norway has provided close to NOK 200 million ($20 million) purely in humanitarian assistance this year.

In total, over NOK 700 million ($70 million) in support has been allocated to Afghanistan in 2022.The post Norway announces $22 million in aid for Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.