INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that $603.5 million in funding is urgently needed to
address vulnerable areas in Afghanistan this winter.The UN agency said Wednesday that the funding is needed for aid between October and
December 2024.OCHA also said that $104 million is needed for &initial pre-positioning requirements& in the first three months of 2025.The
agency added that 171 districts are high priority, 227 districts are medium priority and three districts are low priority.OCHA said that the
dangers of winter are high and the level of vulnerability is high, and that people are not provided with enough services.The agency also
said it faces a $2.3 billion shortfall in humanitarian funding for Afghanistan in 2024.OCHA had requested $3.06 billion in funding this year
to help the people of Afghanistan, but says it has received only 25 percent of that funding so far.The organization announced that 23.7
million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian aid this year, but they prioritized 17 million people.The post OCHA appeals for $600 million
for winter aid for Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.
