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Mirwais, 8 years old, receiving his winter clothes distributed by UNICEF

Press release

03 February 2019

UNICEF Afghanistan appeals for US$50 million to provide emergency assistance to over 570,000 children affected by conflict and disaster

HAC

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Sowing the seeds of development in humanitarian action

Conflict and chronic under development flip side of the same coin?

An Afghan returnee child

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Afghan adolescents in search for an income

The European Union protects unaccompanied adolescents on the move

Education in emergency - Samangan

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Accelerated learning centers transform girls lives

Restoring hope to girls’ and young women’s lives

Somaya, only 2.5 years old had to leave her house due to conflict in their village in Faryab, northern Afghanistan. Somaya’s mother is quite concerned about the future of her children. We have no income, we have many more years ahead to survive and this cold weather is only one of the many challenges we have to deal with.

Photo Essay

Support to children living in conflict situations

UNICEF protects children’s rights and safeguards their lives and future, and never gives up.

A girl is vaccinated against polio at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing in Spin Boldak, Kandahar on January 30, 2018

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Crossing the finish Line

for polio eradication in Afghanistan

Our work in Afghanistan

IDP girls in Herat

Child protection

Students in Bamyan

Education

Immunization

Health

Nutrition

Nutrition

Polio vaccination

Polio eradication

WASH

WASH: Water, sanitation and hygiene

HAC infographic — UNICEF Afghanistan

UNICEF works to ensure that children living in conflict situations or experiencing natural disasters can enjoy the same rights as children everywhere else.

A mother and her child, formerly malnourished who benefited from her sessions and her child now fully regained weight

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The situation of children in Afghanistan

Facts and figures

IDPs in Northern Afghanistan

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Supporting children and families affected by emergencies

An IDP Girl in West Afghanistan

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Gender equality for girls and boys

An adolescent girl, attending a photo workshop in Bamyan, Afghanistan

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Programming with and for adolescents

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