The United Nations has allocated emergency funding to support people affected by the war in Iran, a top official said on Wednesday.
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said he had approved the equivalent of just over $12 million from the UN’s Global Emergency Fund.
Thousands of civilians have been killed, infrastructure destroyed and essential services disrupted, he said.
“This funding will help our partners deliver life-saving assistance at scale,” Fletcher post on X.
Humanitarian supplies are reaching the country only with delays due to damaged and obstructed transport routes, making it harder and more costly to deliver food, medicines, fertilizer and other essential goods.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has also recently warned of a sharp deterioration in the humanitarian situation in Iran. More than 3 million people are displaced within the country, and needs are rising rapidly, the group said.
NRC warned that the longer the conflict continues, the more it affects all aspects of daily life, with public services collapsing, supply routes disrupted, businesses closing or being destroyed, and aid operations becoming increasingly difficult.