UNFPA seeks $29.2m for Afghan women, girls

KABUL (Pajhwok): The UN sexual and reproductive health agency is seeking funding to address the urgent needs of Afghan women and girls.

UNFPA said it was appealing for $29.2 million.as part of the broader UN flash appeal for $606 million through to the end of 2021.

In a statement on Monday, the UN agency stressed immediate international aid to deal with the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

The assistance will be spent on the reproductive health and protection needs of 1.6 million vulnerable women and girls.

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem said: “Right now, our priority is the health and protection of the nearly 4 million women and girls who need urgent humanitarian assistance.”

She stressed: “We must stand strong and stand together to save lives and protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of women and girls… ”

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