UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) 2026 Appeals

6 year old Sakina (on right) walks to the UNICEF-supported Accelerated Learning Centre in Surkhqul Payeen village in Bamiyan Province, central Afghanistan.  The Centre is for children who have missed significant amounts of schooling and enables them to catch up with their peers.  In total, 13 teenage girls attend the Centre in Surkhqul Payeen.

Latest news and stories from UNICEF in Afghanistan

12-year-old Navid is photographed outside his flooded family home in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. His family and himself were affected by the recent flash floods in northern Afghanistan.
Press release
16 June 2026

More than 8.8 million children in Afghanistan exposed to at least three climate hazards, UNICEF report warns

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Situation report

UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report 1 – 30 Apr 2026

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Situation report

UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report 1 – 31 Mar 2026

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Article

Not All Heroes Wear Capes

UNICEF with Support from GAVI strengthens the vaccinators workforce to improve the immunization status of children and families in Afghanistan

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Sanitation restores safety and dignity in Khas Kunar Camp

UNICEF emergency WASH services support recovery for earthquake-affected families in eastern Afghanistan

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A Drop of Hope

Preventing Malnutrition through Clean Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Daikundi’s Central Highlands

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Press release
28 April 2026

Restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in Afghanistan could lead to a loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 - UNICEF

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Situation report

UNICEF Afghanistan Annual Report 2025

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UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report: 1 - 28 Fe

Situation Report #2

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From tremors to recovery

Safe water brings hope to families in Afghanistan

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Making learning fun at schools in Afghanistan with support

Teacher Zarghuna brings her newly acquired teaching skills to her classroom, turning around class participation

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Situation report

UNICEF Afghanistan Humanitarian Situation Report 1 – 31 January 2026

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Remarks
11 March 2026

Afghan children returning from Iran face uncertainty and rising humanitarian needs

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A Mother’s Resolve - No Child in Her Community to Be Left Un

Working in one of the most challenging places, Sediqa ensures every last child is vaccinated

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UNICEF programmes in Afghanistan

On 23rd October 2022, nurse Nasiba listens to the heart of 6 month old Zabiullah, who weighs just 4kg, in the malnutrition ward at the UNICEF-supported provincial hospital in Nili, Daikundi Province, central Afghanistan.
Health
On 2 February 2022 in Afghanistan, a girl learns to read in front of a blackboard at a community-based education (CBE) center in Shurandam village, Kandahar city.
Education
On 2 February 2022 in Afghanistan, a child eats a Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) before a malnutrition screening at Mirwais Regional Hospital a UNICEF-supported health facility.
Nutrition
An Afghan woman receives cash assistance as part a UNICEF-provided humanitarian cash assistance programme in Badghis Province, western Afghanistan.
Humanitarian Cash Transfers
On 16th June 2022, Fazel embraces - and is reunited with - his 14 year old son, Hidayat*, at the UNICEF and EU-supported Gazargah Transit Centre in Herat, Afghanistan.
Child protection
On 2 February 2022 in Afghanistan, a boy sits in front of a community-based education (CBE) center in Shurandam village, Kandahar city.
Social protection
On 13th June 2022, a student washes her hands and face at the UNICEF-supported Fatah Girls School in Herat, Afghanistan.
Water, sanitation and hygiene
Bahareh, a volunteer vaccinator in Herat Province, vaccinates a child against polio outside her home. Just two drops of the oral polio vaccine, provided over four doses, can immunize a child against polio for life.
Polio eradication
On 2nd October 2022, 19 year old Arifa works at her tailoring cooperative she helped establish with UNICEF support and EU funding in Shish village in Daikundi Province, central Afghanistan.
Gender and Adolescents
On 2nd October 2022, Somaya, a UNICEF-supported Community Health Worker, educates mothers about the importance of good nutrition in Kitijik, Daikundi Province in central Afghanistan.
Social and behaviour change
On 18th July 2022, a survivor of June’s devastating earthquake holds soap given to him at a UNICEF-supported distribution site in Barmal District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan.