Switzerland&& 's foreign ministry announced on Monday it re-established its presence in Kabul by opening a humanitarian office to assist Afghanistan&& 's most susceptible populations.
The ministry stated in a statement that with 24 million individuals in Afghanistan depending on humanitarian aid and most of the population living below the poverty line, the workplace aims to offer critical assistance.
4 experts from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA), in addition to ten local workers, are now working on the ground.
Their efforts are focused on guaranteeing that vulnerable communities receive the required resources to fulfill their standard requirements, helping to alleviate the continuous humanitarian crisis in the country, the statement checked out.
Given that the IEA&& 's takeover in August 2021, Switzerland closed its cooperation office in Kabul and left all its personnel.
According to the statement, initially, the SDC team accountable for Afghanistan continued its programmes from Bern.
Because February 2023, it has been operating from the Pakistani capital Islamabad and performing regular visits to Kabul in order to continue the SDC&& 's programmes for Afghanistan.
This was a much-needed relocation in order to better respond to the needs of susceptible communities in Afghanistan, according to the SDC&& 's deputy director general and head of its Humanitarian Aid Division, Dominik Stillhart.
Reliable support for vulnerable communities requires direct discussion with individuals, effective coordination between the help companies on the ground and a detailed understanding of the scenario.
This uses to all crisis areas where humanitarian aid is required, not just Afghanistan.
SHA members should remain in a position to supply a flexible and quick reaction to local individuals&& 's needs.
This can only be attained with a field presence, said Eric Marclay, who heads the workplace in Kabul.
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