The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced the allocation of US $ 400 million for welfare work with a special focus on women and girls in Afghanistan.
The United Nations will monitor this financial assistance. I
Under this, the World Food Program (WFP) will receive a grant of USD100 million for food security related work.
The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank that was established on December 19, 1966 to facilitate the economic development of Asian countries.
This bank includes members of the UN Economic Commission for Asia and Far East and non-regional developed countries.
Founded with 31 members, ADB now has 68 members – 49 of which are from Asia and the Pacific and 19 are external.