The U.N. children´s agency on Saturday urged the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to save the future...
During his recent visit to Helmand province and a refugee camp, Dr Tajuddin Avila, UNICEF’s representative in Afghanistan, emphasized the importance of every child’s right to...
At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts,...
In response, the organization has ramped up efforts to educate communities about the dangers. Last year, over 3 million children and their guardians were trained to...
At least 20 children have been killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. “UNICEF is...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday launched an appeal for $140.9 million to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations in Pakistan including Afghan...
More than six million people accessed essential health and nutrition services at UNICEF-supported health facilities last month, the UN agency said in its latest Humanitarian Situation...
Depending on the production capacity of manufacturers, agreements for up to 12 million doses through 2025 can be made, according to the statement.
Over 78,000 children in Afghanistan will benefit from additional funding for nutrition and Education in Emergencies from the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations...
Five different types of slavery are especially prolific in the country. These are Forced Labor, Child Slavery, Forced and Early Marriage, Bonded Slavery and Human Trafficking
UNICEF is launching programs through nutrition counseling for mothers, focusing on when and how to breastfeed, so that children have the best possible start in life
Just over 67 percent of births are attended by a skilled health professional, UNICEF said.
Nearly 15 percent experience depression, UNICEF said.
Factors such as economic poverty, conflicts, crises and the COVID pandemic have forced millions of children to do hard labor around the world.
The Islamic Emirate has however stated in the past that the issue of education of girls and women is an internal matter and countries should not...
Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the north and west, the U.N. children’s agency, UNICEF, said Monday....
The head of UNICEF in Afghanistan, Fran Equiza, held a farewell meeting with the deputy foreign minister Shir Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai this week as his two-year...
Local officials say a water supply project in Nangarhar province has been put into operation at a cost of 42 million afghanis. This project has been...
One hundred days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, the United Nations’ children agency on Monday called for greater support for over 96,000 children affected by the...
The European Union has allocated $27 million to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to improve and upgrade the learning environments for an estimated...