IFRC, AFCS Emphasize on Timely Distribution of Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan

Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in a meeting stressed the timely distribution of humanitarian aid to needy Afghan families.

Mawlavi Mutiul Haq Khalis, head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society on Sunday met with Alexander the director of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of the region during a meeting to discuss a number of subject matters, including the timely distribution of humanitarian to all corners of Afghanistan.

During the meeting, Mr. Khalis said the ARCS has assisted the victims of floods and earthquakes across Afghanistan and requested IFRC and other international aid agencies to coordinate with ARCS to provide vulnerable families with shelter and other necessary items in a timely manner.

For his part, the IFRC representative said that the international aid organization will strive its best to coordinate with local aid agencies including ARCS to manage logistic issues and deliver aid to the affected families through a transparent process.

The IFRC supports thousands of people in Afghanistan to cope with disasters, hunger, and access to health care. At the heart of these services are women and girls: as recipients, designers, and deliverers. They are the center of the organization’s work.

The recent gender-based decrees issued by the Taliban regime have not only banned Afghan girls and women to attend in education, work, or public spaces but have also seriously disrupted the distribution of lifesaving aid to vulnerable Afghan families.  

In response to the Taliban’s recent announcements, IFRC reacted and said, that women are the main clients of the primary health services supported through the ARCS. The female medical staff makes these services possible as doctors, nurses, midwives, and outreach workers. Women lead the vocational training and care and support for destitute women in our Marastoon centers across the country. Women are critical to how we design and monitor services for women and girls. They should not, and cannot, be replaced by male colleagues.

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