With Afghanistan fast becoming the world's worst humanitarian crisis, UN agencies asked donors on Tuesday for $4.4 billion in humanitarian aid for 2022, the largest appeal ever sought for a single country. Here are some facts about the crisis:- A record 23 million Afghans - more than half the population - face acute hunger, with nearly 9 million one step from famine, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). - About 3.5 million Afghans have been internally displaced by violence, drought and other disasters, including 700 000 last year. About half of the population lived in poverty before the Taliban takeover. - Economists predict it could take $2 billion to lift all people in extreme poverty up to the poverty line.

Source: News 24 January 12, 2022 02:28 UTC