DiscoverUN Interviews‘Numbers are going to climb’, warns UN aid coordinator as response to deadly Afghanistan quake ramps up
‘Numbers are going to climb’, warns UN aid coordinator as response to deadly Afghanistan quake ramps up

‘Numbers are going to climb’, warns UN aid coordinator as response to deadly Afghanistan quake ramps up

Update: 2025-09-02
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The numbers of dead and wounded following the deadly earthquake in remote eastern Afghanistan – as well as the needs of survivors – are going to climb in the days ahead, the UN warned on Tuesday.

The head of the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) in Afghanistan, Amy Martin, told UN News’s Sachin Gaur that at least 20 emergency rapid assessment teams have been deployed, amid major access challenges, a disastrous drought – and shrinking aid budgets.

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‘Numbers are going to climb’, warns UN aid coordinator as response to deadly Afghanistan quake ramps up

‘Numbers are going to climb’, warns UN aid coordinator as response to deadly Afghanistan quake ramps up

Sachin Gaur