We mounted the world’s largest humanitarian food operation in a matter of months, reaching more than 16 million people since August 2021,” said Mary-Ellen McGroarty, WFP’s Country Director and Representative in Afghanistan.
“ Food assistance and emergency livelihood support are the lifeline for the people of Afghanistan. This is partly due to the coming wheat harvest, which runs from May to August, as well as the scale-up in food assistance this year and increased support to agriculture. The report predicts there will be a slight improvement in food security in Afghanistan from June through November, with the number of people facing acute food insecurity dropping to 18.9 million. The IPC was developed in 2004 to determine the severity and magnitude of food insecurity and acute malnutrition situations in a country. Unless these happen, there will be no way out of this crisis,” he said.
“Humanitarian assistance remains desperately important, as do the needs to rebuild shattered agricultural livelihoods and re-connect farmers and rural communities to struggling rural and urban markets across the country. Richard Trenchard, FAO Representative in the country, described the food security situation as dire. Averting a catastropheĪlthough humanitarian assistance helped avert a food security catastrophe over the harsh winter in Afghanistan, hunger still persists at unprecedented levels, according to the report. The analysis was conducted in January and February by partners who include the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), sister agency the World Food Programme ( WFP), and many non-governmental organizations.
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