WHO warns of possible humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan

This is stated in a statement on the organization's website.

“Afghanistan's health care system is on the verge of collapse.

If urgent action is not taken, the country will inevitably face a humanitarian catastrophe, ”the statement says.

The pace of the vaccination campaign in Afghanistan is declining.

More than 1.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines remain unused.

“We need to take quick action to apply these doses in the coming weeks and work towards vaccination coverage of at least 20% of the population by the end of this year,” the WHO said.

Earlier, the UN spoke about the intention of the Taliban * to speak at the General Assembly.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.