catastrophe. european commission president ursula von der leyen promised that the eu would deliver a support package of more than $1 billion to afghanistan. the german chancellor, angela merkel, said that despite concerns about emboldening the taliban, the world needs to step up and not abandon afghans in need. the un says things are getting worse due to increased conflict, the pandemic and a persistent drought. over 18 million afghans are now in need of humanitarian assistance. that includes more than 9.5 million children. one in two kids younger than five years old are now facing acute malnutrition. 0verall, nearly 30% of the country is facing crisis levels of food insecurity. here is the bbc s yogita limaye. as the un secretary general is warning in very strong words, this is a make or break moment for this country. if the global community does not act quickly, the world will pay the price for it. 18 million people in need
billion to afghanistan. the german chancellor, angela merkel, said that despite concerns about emboldening the taliban, the world needs to step up and not abandon afghans in need. the un says things are getting worse due to increased conflict, the pandemic and a persistent drought. over 18 million afghans are now in need of humanitarian assistance. that includes more than 9.5 million children. one in two kids younger than five years old are facing acute malnutrition. overall, nearly 30% of the country is facing crisis levels of food insecurity. the bbc s yogita limaye is in kabulfor us and has more on how devestating the conditions inside afghanistan are and how crucial foreign aid will be to helping save lives. as the un secretary general is warning in very strong words this is a make or break moment for this country.
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grandparents, and people at home who may have medical conditions. and who just took in terms of those numbers that you were inciting, 30,000 children in the hospitalization in august, according to the american academy pediatrics, roughly nearly 9.5 million americans younger have died. the final point is there s also a cascade, there s not gonna fix here that i ve talked to several folks and employers who are considering this back to work policy. who basically have said, we cannot bring people back to work until their kids can get vaccinated because it s not quite fair. you can tell someone come into this office, even if you re vaccinated, when you ve gotten vaccinated kids at home. i think that s something that s hanging over a lot of these decisions about return to work, and stuff like. that it does factor in there, the more that we can do to protect children, the less stressed there is going to be on working parents. when these vaccines, and i do expect there will be vaccines for
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