Afghanistan faces record hunger levels amid rampant rights violations

Acute malnutrition and hunger in Afghanistan have reached the highest levels ever recorded, with 15.9 million people facing acute food insecurity and conditions set to worsen in the coming months, according to a global hunger monitor report released on Thursday.UN agency heads are calling for emergency support to stem the crisis, as a separate report details serious human rights violations – from public floggings to a new ban on demonstrations.Key points15.9 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity3.4 million are experiencing emergency food insecurity conditions, which precedes famine, and conditions are expected to worsenNew UN report on human rights in Afghanistan reveals serious violations, from public floggings to a fresh ban on demonstrations Crisis-level hungerRecord acute malnutrition levels for the August–October period have seen hunger levels grow for millions of Afghans – according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global initiative aimed at informing decisions based on five phases of food security.Economic pressures are straining households nationwide, contributing to more than 32 per cent of the population facing crisis-level acute fo...