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Afghanistan: 80,000 displaced minors since early June

2021-08-03T09:12:54.202Z


About 80. (ANSA) (ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 03 - About 80,000 minors in Afghanistan have fled their homes since the beginning of June to escape the violence that has affected various parts of the country and now have a "desperate" need for food and medical care: Save the Children organization in a press release.     "According to the United Nations, about 130,000 people have had to leave their homes and villages in the


(ANSA) - ROME, AUGUST 03 - About 80,000 minors in Afghanistan have fled their homes since the beginning of June to escape the violence that has affected various parts of the country and now have a "desperate" need for food and medical care: Save the Children organization in a press release.


    "According to the United Nations, about 130,000 people have had to leave their homes and villages in the last two months alone, 60% of whom are children - said Savethe Children -. In total, more than 613,000 people, including 362,000. children, have been displaced in the past 12 months ".


    Many of the children live with their families under telesorrected by sticks, with nothing but a few rugs, and some survive on energy drinks and bread. In particular, in the northern province of Kunduz, which hosts the largest number of displaced people, there are more than 60,300 people living in makeshift camps.


    According to Save the Children, hundreds of thousands more children are at risk of becoming severely malnourished due to lack of food, a situation exacerbated by the worst drought in recent years. Afghanistan already has the second highest number of people facing the world hunger emergency in the world. According to forecasts, half of all children under five will suffer from acute malnutrition this year and will need specialized care to survive.


    "The many thousands of children who have been forced to flee their homes in recent months could not be a clearer indication of the catastrophic impact the recent escalation of the conflict is having on them," commented Chris Nyamandi, Director of Country Save theChildren for Afghanistan. (HANDLE).


Source: ansa

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