The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $400 million in grants to protect the welfare and livelihoods of vulnerable Afghan people.
The support, delivered through the United Nations (UN), will address emergency food needs, enhance domestic food production for medium-term and food security.
Additionally, the grants would be used to provide core health services for the Afghan people, according to a statement from ADB.
The Expanding Essential Food Security and Health Services Project (Support for Afghan People) will provide off-budget direct financing to three UN agencies, helping to bridge the financing gap for immediate support.
Afghanistan has faced an unprecedented humanitarian crisis compounded by climate change and intense droughts, floods and earthquakes.
An estimated 85 percent of Afghans live below the poverty line. Women and children are disproportionately affected, with many women-led households suffering a lack of food and reduced access to services.
The support will enable the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide critical food assistance to more than 1.32 million acutely food-insecure people, prioritising women-headed households and highly vulnerable groups.
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