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Briefing by Ms. Lisa Doughten, Director, Financing and Partnerships Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on the situation in Afghanistan - Security Council, 9663rd meeting.

Addressing the Council today, Lisa Doughten, Director of the Financing and Partnerships Division in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said, “More than 50 per cent of the population – some 23.7 million people – require humanitarian assistance this year, the third highest number of people in need in the world. Half the population lives in poverty. One in four Afghans are uncertain where their next meal will come from. Nearly three million children are experiencing acute levels of hunger.”

She also said, “Extreme weather events are more frequent and more intense. Some areas in Afghanistan have warmed at twice the global average since 1950. Decreasing rainfall and recurring drought-like conditions have contributed to a large-scale water crisis. Annual droughts are now predicted to be the norm by 2030.”

She added, “The ban on girls' education is fueling an increase in child marriage and early childbearing, with dire physical, emotional, and economic consequences. Reports of attempted suicides among women and girls are also increasing.”
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