UN to pay USD 6 million to Taliban for safety, meals whereas its company says it has no cash to feed poor in war-torn Yemen

A Reuters report states that the United Nations is proposing to pay USD 6 million for ‘protection’ in Afghanistan to the Islamist group Taliban-led authorities. The fund can be given to Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry personnel. Afghanistan’s Interior Minister is Sirajuddin Haqqani who’s at present beneath U.N. and U.S. sanctions and in addition needed by the FBI. The United States has supplied a bounty of USD 10 million for data resulting in his arrest.
As per the report, paperwork reviewed by Reuters mentioned that the funds can be paid subsequent yr and the identical can be used to supply wages to Taliban ‘fighters’ who guard the UN amenities and in addition give them meals allowance as per an enlargement of an accord with the previous U.S.-backed Afghan authorities. As of now, there are about 3,500 UN personnel in Kabul and 10 discipline workplaces. This cash can be reportedly used to assist Taliban present these UN workers safety.
As per Reuters’ report, the UN doc mentioned that many of the USD 4 million safety funds proposed for 2022 by the 20 UN businesses working out of Afghanistan is the cost made to guard the UN personnel. This fund will increase the wages of Taliban ‘fighters’ who’re ‘protecting’ UN personnel by $275-to-$319 monthly. This will even present them month-to-month meals allowance of USD 90 per particular person. The remaining USD 2 million can be supplied for ‘similar services’ as per the doc.
Experts are skeptical as this fund to Taliban might violate the sanctions positioned by US and UN in opposition to the highest leaders of Taliban. Taliban and Haqqani Network stay designated beneath the US authorities’s counterterrorism sanctions programme.
Meanwhile, UN company has mentioned that it’s going to lower meals support to war-torn Yemen due to lack of funds.
#UPDATE World Food Programme says “forced” to chop support to Yemen as a result of lack of funds”From January, eight million will receive a reduced food ration, while five million at immediate risk of slipping into famine conditions will remain on a full ration” pic.twitter.com/UhhVu76Ww4— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 22, 2021
As reported by AFP News Agency, UN company World Food Programme mentioned that it’s ‘forced’ to chop support to Yemen owing to lack of funds. From subsequent yr in January, about 8 million folks will obtain decreased ration and 5 million at quick danger of slipping into famine will stay on full ration quota. The UN company mentioned it’s ‘running out of funds’.
Since 2014, Yemen is in a state of civil conflict between Saudi-backed authorities and Iran-backed Huthi rebels and hundreds of thousands of individuals are on the verge of famine. As per AFP report, tens of hundreds of individuals have died within the conflict and about 80% folks in Yemen are dependent n the help. World Food Programme, a UN company mentioned that determined instances have referred to as for determined measures and whereas they know slicing down on support will ship extra folks in the direction of hunger, they’ve stretched ‘limited resources’ and are focussing solely on the crucial ones.
UN company mentioned that it wants about USD 813 million to assist most weak in Yemen by way of May and USD 1.97 billion throughout 2022 to ship meals help to the households who’re on the verge of famine.