The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on World Nutrition Day that three million children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition.

On Tuesday, May 28, in observance of World Nutrition Day, the WFP warned about the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, emphasizing that the financial crisis and humanitarian conditions have had the greatest impact on children.

According to Edem Wosornu, head of operations at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the number of Afghans in need of assistance has increased fivefold since 2019.

The shortages of funding for aid agencies and the lack of infrastructure and capacity within Afghanistan make it nearly impossible to meet the basic needs of these vulnerable populations.

Adding to the crisis, deadly flash flooding has destroyed homes, displaced families, and further depleted the limited resources available.