Afghanistan, July 1 -- Afghanistan is among the world's most neglected humanitarian crises this year, with funding falling sharply despite rising needs driven by mass refugee returns and worsening economic hardship, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Wednesday.
In its annual report on neglected displacement crises, the NRC said Afghanistan appeared on the list for the first time, warning that the country is receiving far less humanitarian funding than required despite millions of people remaining dependent on emergency assistance.
Jan Egeland said the decline in humanitarian funding comes as 21.9 million people require assistance and millions of Afghans continue returning from neighboring countries. He urged donors to respond bef...