{"id":751529,"date":"2021-09-14T13:06:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=751529"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:06:26","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T17:06:26","slug":"un-pledges-1-2b-for-humanitarian-aid-for-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-pledges-1-2b-for-humanitarian-aid-for-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"UN pledges $1.2B for humanitarian aid for Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fun-pledges-1-2b-for-humanitarian-aid-for-afghanistan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=751529&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2519183\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2519183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks to media at a press conference, during the High-Level Ministerial Event on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan, at the European headquarters of the United Nation, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (Salvatore Di Nolfi\/Keystone via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:55 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, September 14, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Global leaders are coming together to fill the reservoir of humanitarian funds for the people of Afghanistan. On Monday, the United Nations held a donor conference in Geneva, Switzerland, where donors reportedly pledged more than $1.2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres initially fought for just over $600 million to provide food services, shelter and health care to 11 million Afghans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Afghanistan need a lifeline,\u201d he stated. \u201cAfter decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour. Now is the time for the international community to stand with them and let us be clear, this conference is not simply about what we will give to the people of Afghanistan. It is about what we owe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gutteres warned the situation in Afghanistan was dire amid the country\u2019s political and economic collapse after the U.S. pulled out troops.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am encouraged by the resounding support for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UN<\/a> humanitarian operations in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>This funding will allow us to step up our help to the Afghan people in the their time of dire need. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UYk6OLO2df\">pic.twitter.com\/UYk6OLO2df<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres (@antonioguterres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antonioguterres\/status\/1437475201646829568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the final phase of Joe Biden\u2019s withdrawal, Taliban forces swiftly took over while re-imposing their suppressive policies towards women and pro-western allies. Many UN delegates feared millions of Afghans would go hungry and lose reproductive health services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, one in three Afghans do not know where their next meal will come from,\u201d Gutteres continued. \u201cThe poverty rate is spiraling and basic public services are close to collapse. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes and at the same time, Afghanistan faces a severe drought\u2026many people could run out of food by the end of this month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Gutteres said the Taliban has committed to allowing aid workers to operate freely to provide humanitarian assistance. However, some officials within the UN, including U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, stressed words are not enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a moment for the international community to unite,\u201d she asserted. \u201cLet us commit today to meeting this urgent appeal for financial support, commit to standing by humanitarian workers as they do their own important work and to stepping up humanitarian action in Afghanistan so that we can save the lives of Afghans in need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas-Greenfield said the U.S. is contributing $64 million to the new humanitarian efforts.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/taliban-allows-females-to-attend-school-under-gender-segregation-2\/\">Taliban Allows Females To Attend School Under Gender Segregation<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.N. 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