5,000 Afghan refugees fleeing to Iran every day as humanitarian crisis worsens

Édité par Ed Newman
2021-11-12 20:52:32

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Up to 5,000 Afghans have been fleeing into Iran every day for months as the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan intensifies.

Tehran, November 12 (RHC)-- Up to 5,000 Afghans have been fleeing into Iran every day for months as the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan intensifies. 

The Norwegian Refugee Council estimates up to 300,000 Afghans have entered Iran since August, when the Taliban seized control of Kabul. 

The World Food Program has estimated 23 million Afghans face starvation as winter approaches.

In other news, the United Nations Refugee Agency is estimating the total number of people forcibly displaced from their homes globally has risen to 84 million due to war, insecurity and the climate emergency.

The U.N. says the most impacted countries have been Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Burma.
 



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