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Afghanistan

Date

September 17 2001


  • 5 million Afghanis (about 20% of the population) are at risk of starvation this winter and food aid has stopped with the pull out of UN World Food Programme personnel.
  • There are 1.5 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan and a further 1.5 million in Iran.
  • About 600,000 Afghanis are displaced within their own country.
  • 85% of the population depend on agriculture for their livelihood.
  • 70% are regarded as malnourished.
  • As many as 20% of children in certain drought-affected districts die before they are 5 and the average life expectancy is 40.

Source

Relief Web Deutsche Presse Agentur - U.N's. food agency says five million Afghanis at risk of starvation

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Placed on the Communication Initiative site September 21 2001
Last Updated September 21 2001

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