The first batch includes 143 containers: 67 carrying food assistance from the World Food Programme, 74 with children’s supplies from UNICEF, and two containing healthcare and...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have vaccinated 8.9 million children across 17 provinces of Afghanistan during the first phase of a nationwide measles campaign...
Afghanistan’s education system is in the midst of a deepening crisis that threatens the future of millions of children, both girls and boys, the United Nations...
Mujahid also addressed the recent 48-hour nationwide internet shutdown that crippled banking, travel, and communications across the country. He said the government had not been informed...
Afghanistan’s Minister of Economy, Din Mohammad Hanif, in a meeting with the representative the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan, described the agency’s work in...
This marks the launch of Phase 3 of the Afghan Children on the Move initiative, bringing the EU’s total investment since 2018 to €38 million.
WFP said it has provided emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 returnees at border points, with vital support from donors.
UNICEF also appealed to donor countries to increase funding for humanitarian programs supporting returnees, with a focus on women and children.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday announced the arrival of more than 100 tonnes of life-saving medicines in Afghanistan this week. In a post...
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