Acting economy minister discusses work-for-food program with UN envoy

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Acting Economy Minister Deen Mohammad Hanif discussed the gradual reduction of poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan in a meeting with the
UN special representative in Kabul and asked Roza Otunbayeva to launch work-for-food programs to create employment in the country, said the
ministry spokesman, Abdurrahman Habib.Habib said Hanif also asked Otunbayeva to support small and medium enterprises in the fields of
agriculture, farming, horticulture, and technical and professional training to create job opportunities.According to Habib, Otunbayeva
stated that the UN plans to launch more job creation projects in the coming year to create work opportunities for the people.According to
some experts, meanwhile, whenever small and medium investments are supported nationally and internationally, changes in the economic
situation of the people will happen as soon as possible.The ministry called for the support of the UN for job creation, while according to
this organization&s statistics, more than 20 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian aid in 2024.The post Acting economy minister
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