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Half of Afghans in need of humanitarian aid: EU commissioner
The European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said on Wednesday half of Afghans need humanitarian aid but rising violence is preventing deliveries.
Lenarčič said during his visit to Kabul that EU will provide 32 million euros ($38.5 million) for humanitarian projects in 2021, Reuters reported.
“Increasing violence and conflict is the main cause for the humanitarian need in this country,” he said. “We very much hope and call for an immediate, unconditional and comprehensive ceasefire.”
Violence has risen substantially in the past few months in th country, dashing hopes that a US-brokered deal with the Taliban would reduce conflict.
Lenarčič called on the government and the Taliban “to understand that allowing for full and unimpeded humanitarian access is their obligation under humanitarian law.”
Lenarčič said that the amount of the EU’s humanitarian aid could rise. Those funds are separate from the $12 billion over the next four years that foreign donors including the EU pledged in November.