The House of Commons of Canada convened a Special Committee on Afghanistan in Ottawa on 21 March 2022 to examine Canada’s response to the situation in Afghanistan and how Canada can support Afghanistan. Aga Khan Foundation Canada CEO Khalil Z. Shariff stated: “In the face of the current humanitarian emergency, our response plan alone aspires to reach some three million Afghans.”
About Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC)
Committed to breaking the cycle of poverty, AKFC is an international development organization and registered Canadian charity. Since 1980, we have improved millions of lives in Africa and Asia, working in partnership with the Government of Canada and diverse Canadian institutions and individuals. AKFC is part of the global Aga Khan Development Network, a family of development agencies with individual mandates that address the social, economic, and cultural dimensions of development.
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