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26 April 2024

UNICEF welcomes new EU funding to fight malnutrition and scale up water and sanitation services in Afghanistan.

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On 3 December 2023, children sit for a portrait on a pile of rubble where their home used to stand in the earthquake-affected Zinda Jan district in Herat province, Afghanistan.

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15 January 2024

96,000 children affected by earthquakes in western Afghanistan in dire need of support this winter, UNICEF warns

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On 7th November 2023, Shazia Shayaan 33 years old is a midwife is checking the patient's blood pressure at Laayaba Basic Health Center in Laayaba village, Fayzabad district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund grants US$4 M to UNICEF

This contribution will help improve access to healthcare and climate-resilient, sustainable water supply systems in rural Afghanistan

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On 22 October 2023, 8-year-old Fatima is happy to learn in her community-based education class supported in Bagh-e-Jalal village, Daikundi province, central Afghanistan.

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UNICEF receives $59.5 million from GPE for safe learning

This contribution will ensure that children in remote and hard-to-reach areas of Afghanistan continue attending community-based education classes

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18 December 2023

Government of Japan and UNICEF scale up partnership to improve water supply, treat malnutrition and keep children safe in Afghanistan

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On 5 December 2023, Raffaella Iodice, European Union Chargée d’Affaires a.i. to Afghanistan, visits girls in a primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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06 December 2023

UNICEF welcomes new EU financing for education and learning for more than 200,000 primary school children in Afghanistan

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23 October 2023

UNICEF earthquake relief supplies to treat Afghan children and their families arrive in Kabul

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On 11th October 2023, the UNICEF-supported health clinic, established as part of the earthquake response, in Karnil Wardaka village, Zinda Jan District, Herat Province, western Afghanistan. The original health centre was badly damaged in the earthquake and can be seen in the background.

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12 October 2023

UNICEF launches US$ 20 million appeal to support 96,000 children affected by recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan

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On 8 October 2023 a UNICEF child protection specialist distributes blankets to earthquake affected children in western Herat in Afghanistan.

Statement

08 October 2023

Children and families at risk after 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan

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05 September 2023

Japan provides US$25 million to improve infrastructure in 165 schools in Afghanistan

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On 7th June 2023, students listen to their teacher at Chakar Primary School in Qala-e-Naw in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.

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07 July 2023

Japan provides US$10 million to improve quality of education for over 70,000 children in Afghanistan

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On 30 April 2023, father Sayed Ali brings his daughter Atifa, 3 years and 3 months old, for screening signs of malnutrition.

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Afghanistan - A Children's Crisis

UNICEF Afghanistan Representative remarks at Daily Press Briefing, Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

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On 2 May 2023, 18-month-old Mahdi eats a sachet of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in his mother Anar's lap at Daikundi Provincial Hospital in Afghanistan.

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Islamic Development Bank and UNICEF sign $2 million grants

These funds through the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund will allow UNICEF to provide clean water for 32,000 people and treat over 18,700 children

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Statement

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from working with the United Nations will cost children’s lives: Statement by UNICEF Exec Director Catherine Russell

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Access the latest news and information from UNICEF in Afghanistan

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UNICEF welcomes new EU funding to fight malnutrition and scale up water and sanitation services in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund grants US$4 M to UNICEF

UNICEF receives $59.5 million from GPE for safe learning

Afghanistan - A Children's Crisis

Islamic Development Bank and UNICEF sign $2 million grants

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

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Access the latest news and information from UNICEF in Afghanistan

UNICEF welcomes new EU funding to fight malnutrition and scale up water and sanitation services in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund grants US$4 M to UNICEF

UNICEF receives $59.5 million from GPE for safe learning

Afghanistan - A Children's Crisis

Islamic Development Bank and UNICEF sign $2 million grants

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

About us

Guidelines for journalists reporting on children

Stories

Research and reports