The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a high-level ministerial conference on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan on September 13 in Geneva, his spokesman said. The conference will seek a swift scale-up in funding so as to continue the life-saving humanitarian operation, and appealing for full and unimpeded humanitarian access to make sure Afghans continue to get the essential services they need, according to reports.

According to the latest UN figures, almost half of Afghanistan's population, or 18 million people, need humanitarian assistance in order to survive, as Afghanistan faces a looming humanitarian catastrophe.

One in three Afghans does not know where their next meal will come from, while more than half of all children under five are expected to become acutely malnourished in the next year. Afghans make up one of the largest refugee populations worldwide, according to the UNHCR. Dujarric said the UN remains committed to delivering humanitarian assistance to millions of people in need, while development gains must also be protected to link the humanitarian response with the medium- and long-term stability of Afghanistan.

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