Prince Harry and Meghan releases joint statement on Haiti and Afghanistan crisis

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry released a statement about the Taliban seizing power in Afghanistan and the disaster that hit Haiti. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex published a joint statement on their Archewell Foundation website urging supporters to unite organisations and "those who do critical work" to help those in need. They wrote, "The world is extremely fragile at the moment. As we all have many layers of aches due to the conditions in Afghanistan, we have lost words as we all watch the increasing humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti and the threat.

"As we all witnessed the continuing global health crisis, exacerbated by new variants and constant misinformation, we are left scarred." the statement further read.

The Royals further shared, "When a person or community suffers, a piece of each of us does it with them, whether we recognise it or not. And even if we are not meant to live in a state, we, as a people ", are conditioned to accept it. It's easy for us to feel powerless, but we can put our values ​​into action - together."

To begin with, we encourage you to join a number of organisations that are doing critical work, " the couple continued.

"As an international community, it is the choices we are now taking - to combat the difficulty with those we know and those we never meet - that prove our humanity," the Duke and Duchess concluded.

The message comes after Harry recently published a joint declaration with Dominic Reid, the CEO of his Invictus Games. The 36-year-old has previously served in the British Army for a decade, including two deployments in Afghanistan. It calls on the international community, especially those who have served or have served their family members in the country, to reach one another as emotions fly over the Taliban takeover.

The Invictus Games was founded by the Duke of Sussex in 2014 to use athletics and competition to inspire servicemembers to recover physically and mentally from injuries in combat.

The Taliban have moved to several cities in the country in recent weeks, with the takeover of the capital Kabul over the weekend. The destruction of the city caused the downfall of the government as US forces maintained their projected retreat.

Besides this, the Royal Couple also discussed the current situation of Haiti. They said the Tropical Storm Grace also weakened over Haiti with torrential rains just days after a powerful earthquake struck the impoverished country, computing to the problem of thousands who lost family members, suffered damages or found themselves displaced and overwhelmed hospitals.

Heavy rains and strong winds overnight in the country's southwestern region hit the hardest of Saturday's earthquakes. Officials warned that rain in some areas could reach 15 inches before the storm continues. Port-au-Prince, the capital, also saw heavy rain. Grace regained its tropical storm status after falling to the level of a tropical depression.

The storm came on the same day as the Land Civil Protection Agency increased the earthquake's death toll to 19,00 and the number of injured to 6,000, many of whom had to wait for medical help lying outside in the excessive heat.

According to Fox News, officials said the 7.2 magnitude earthquake ravaged more than 7,000 homes and destroyed nearly 5,000, leaving some 30,000 families displaced. Hospitals, schools, offices and churches were also wrecked or severely damaged.

The quake nearly destroyed several cities in the last catastrophe to hit the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. Haitians are already struggling with the COVID pandemic, gang violence, worsening poverty and the July 7 assassination attempt by President Jovenel Moise.