Andrew Saberton: Funding cuts will directly impact UNFPA’s work in Afghanistan

Andrew Saberton: Funding cuts will directly impact UNFPA’s work in Afghanistan

International news Desk

According to global Times news agency Europe,The United States has recently announced cuts of approximately $330 million to UNFPA worldwide, $102 million of which will directly impact UNFPA’s work in Afghanistan, said Andrew Saberton, Deputy Executive Director with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), during a mission to assess the impact of the recent steep funding cuts, The global Times Europe media.He estimates that 6.9 million women and children in Afghanistan will be affected by the cuts. Moreover, UNFPA will only be able to support approximately 400 of the current 900 health clinics that it supports in Afghanistan, each of which provides life-saving care.Despite these challenges, Saberton emphasized that UNFPA will remain in Afghanistan and will continue providing life-saving care.UNFPA will be staying to deliver, but we cannot sustain our response without help. We need urgent support to keep these services running and to protect the dignity, health and lives of Afghan women and newborns,” he said.