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Afghanistan: Norway urges support for UN fund to aid Afghans
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KABUL, 18 November 2021, (TON): Norway has pledged 200 million Norwegian crowns ($23 million) to the fund, which is managed by the UN Development Program (UNDP).
Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said in an interview ahead of a UN Security Council meeting “we encourage other countries to do the same, to pitch in to avoid a pressing humanitarian crisis and a potential famine.”
She said “Norway was also funneling cash to aid women’s organizations in Afghanistan, and Norway’s humanitarian aid to the country would total 325 million crowns this year. Norway will take over the UN Security Council presidency from January.”
She added “I hope the discussion in the Security Council tomorrow will contribute to give some attention to the situation in Afghanistan, to mobilize more funds.”
She further said “(The fund’s) purpose is to build a bridge between a humanitarian effort and something more long-term, in order for people to support themselves.”
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