Afghanistan - UN Secretary-General António Guterres…

Exactly four weeks after the humanitarian conference in Geneva, the humanitarian crisis is growing in Afghanistan — and so is the United Nations response to deliver for the Afghan people. 

The crisis is affecting at least 18 million people — half of the country's population. 

Despite financial shortfalls, logistical challenges, and an increasingly complex geo-political situation, we are undertaking a massive humanitarian operation in the country.

I am particularly proud of the work of our colleagues, the vast majority of whom are Afghan nationals. 

In September alone, 

• more than 3.8 million people received food assistance;
• 21,000 children and 10,000 women received treatment for acute malnutrition;
• 32,000 people received non-food items including blankets and warm clothes for winter;
• 10,000 children were reached with community-based education activities;
• 450,000 people were reached with primary and secondary healthcare;
• 160,000 farmers and herders were provided with livelihoods support;
• 12,000 people received emergency psycho-social and mental health support;
• 186,000 drought-affected people received water;
• and 150,000 people received hygiene promotion and hygiene kits.