Report

Education and Healthcare at Risk

Key trends and incidents affecting children’s access to healthcare and education in Afghanistan

A line of jackets hang on one side of a wall; on the other side the wall has a hole
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Highlights

The armed conflict in Afghanistan continuous to have particularly harsh consequences for children. In 2015, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and UNICEF recorded a sharp rise in a number of human rights and protection incidents concerning children in the context of the armed conflict compared to 2014.

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Author(s)
UNAMA; OHCHR; UNICEF; OCHA
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Languages
English, Dari, Pashto

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English (PDF, 6 MB)
Dari (PDF, 4 MB)
Pashto (PDF, 4 MB)

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Education
Health
Armed conflict
Afghanistan

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