The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says it will financially support over 6,000 poor families in Kunduz province.
During the distribution of cash aid to the residents of Kunduz, the UN humanitarian aid coordinator for Afghanistan Indrika Ratwatte said that FAO would support each family for six months.
Ratwatte added that an amount of 3,200 afghanis will be given to each family monthly.
“We are witnessing the distribution of cash to 600 families in the center of Kunduz. In total, cash distribution continues to cover 6,500 families, and this helps food security,” he said.
He stated that for self-sufficiency and food security, they support farmers in three important sectors, which are the restoration and creation of cold houses, the irrigation system of agricultural lands, the distribution of seeds and small loans.
“In the third part, where we support the farmers, we will restore the irrigation systems and help the farmers turn their land into irrigated land and harvest from the same land several times a year,” Ratwatte added.
Meanwhile, the residents of Kunduz are happy with the distribution of UN humanitarian aid, but they want permanent work and job opportunities to be created for them instead of financial aid.
It should be noted that over the past year, more than 30,000 families have been returned to Kunduz from Iran and Pakistan.
The UN refugee officials said that they cooperate with the returnees in food safety, shelter, safe drinking water and providing education for their children.
