Afghanistan Peace CampaignThe assessment was published by the International Development Committee.
The UK Parliament in a statement laid out the FCDO Equality Impact Assessment which was provided to ministers earlier this year to inform their decisions on where significant cuts to the Official Development Assistance budget for 2023-24 would fall.
The assessment was published by the International Development Committee.
“The Equality Impact Assessment sets out what this means in reality for some of the poorest countries in the world, experiencing the worst humanitarian crises: Yemen saw its UK ODA allocation cut by 45%; Afghanistan by an incredible 76%,” the statement said.
“The FCDO sought to mitigate these cuts but was only able to offer limited additional support. For Afghanistan, this still resulted in a 59% cut.”
This comes as female doctors in Afghanistan voiced concerns that a cut in aid will cause a surge in the maternal death rate.
“In this regard, the WHO should not be negligent. Also, other organizations which are active with help for women and children should not be negligent about it and there is a need for international aid to be attracted,” said Najmul Sama Shafajo, a doctor.
But the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said that it is capable of providing health services to the citizens.
“Our goal is to provide health services through the national budget or other organizations in case any organization is cutting or reducing its aid,” said Sharafat Zaman Amerkhail, a spokesman for the MoPH.
Earlier, the ICRC also spoke of reducing its medical assistance by the end of August 2023.