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Water, sanitation and hygiene
Climate change has deprived children and families of clean water, but UNICEF meets this large-scale challenge with small-scale solutions
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Working together for a cleaner community
Qari Rahmatullah remembers a time when children in Sheikh Mesri village were frequently ill. Diarrhoea, vomiting and frequent stomach infections were rampant. For Rahmatullah and other parents, it was a distressing era – it felt that nearly every few weeks he was making another trip to the health centre. “Everyone...
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Government of Japan contributes over US$ 21 million for life-saving vaccines, and water and sanitation in Afghanistan’s schools
KABUL, March 26, 2023, – In support of better child health amidst a devastating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the Government of Japan has donated to UNICEF US$ 18 million in support of essential vaccines for over 18 million mothers and children, and US$3.6 million for water and sanitation facilities in publi...
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Let us break the taboos and silence
Menstruation is a normal part of growing up for every girl, yet in, Afghanistan, 70 percent of girls, do not take a bath or shower during menstruation for, fear of infertility., 30 percent, miss out on school, and some 80 percent of girls are not allowed to attend, social events, and many are subject to, child mar...
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Water, sanitation and hygiene
Challenge, In Afghanistan, the effects of climate change are felt first through water – and, worst, for children. Record droughts have forced families from their homes by the tens of thousands, in search of clean water for drinking, cooking and bathing. Today, nearly two thirds of people have been impacted by drou...
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Finland contributes €2 million to UNICEF’s water sanitation and hygiene programme in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan, 11 January 2018 –, The Government of Finland has contributed €2 million (approximately US$2.4 million) to support UNICEF’s programme in Afghanistan to provide children and families with safe water, sanitation and hygiene. The flexible grant is part of Finland’s continued commitment to Afghanist...
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9,500 children dying from diarrhoea each year in Afghanistan – UNICEF
KABUL, NILI, Afghanistan, 02 November 2017 –, Although the number of children under five years dying from diarrhea each year in Afghanistan has dropped below 10,000 for the first time, the disease still claims the lives of 26 children each day across the country, UNICEF said today. “Deaths from diarrhoea are par...