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Water, sanitation and hygiene

On 14th June 2023, a group of girls drink water from a tap, installed with UNICEF support, in Ahu Dara village, Sholgara District in Balkh Province, Afghanistan.
Programme
24 January 2018
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
On 29 November 2023, children fetch water from a new water tap in a village in Nuristan province's Kantiwa Valley in Afghanistan, where they never had clean and safe water before.
Article
04 December 2023
A lifetime supply of water
In remote Nuristan province, UNICEF is constructing water supply systems to bring clean, safe water to thousands of Afghanistan’s hardest to reach families
In Kunar Province, a doctor prescribes women and children medicine at a UNICEF supported mobile health team in Afghanistan.
Situation report
31 July 2023
UNICEF Afghanistan Mid-Year Humanitarian Situation Report
Situation Report #6 in 2023: January - June

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On 19 June 2023, 6-year-old Asra uses the new toilet at her home in Qarghaye District, Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
Video essay
27 July 2023
Toilets close to home, children far from illness
UNICEF is working with communities to end open defecation, helping build or improve toilets at home, and teaching people when and how to wash their hands
On 17 June 2023, Naghma, a 5 year old girl in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, stands in a field near her home, which has been reconstructed after the earthquake last year.
Photo essay
22 June 2023
One year on, three brighter smiles
After Afghanistan’s earthquake in the southeast, one year on, UNICEF is helping communities rebuild with new classrooms and child-friendly spaces
On 13th June 2022, eleven year old Sadaf Samadi holds a bar of soap at the UNICEF-supported Fatah Girls School in Herat, Afghanistan.
Press release
26 March 2023
Government of Japan contributes over US$ 21 million for life-saving vaccines, and water and sanitation in Afghanistan’s schools
With this funding, UNICEF will provide vaccines for 18.3 million mothers and children across Afghanistan, and clean water for 30,000 people in four provinces.
Newly rehabilitated ablution blocks with hand-washing facilities for girls, boys and their teachers in Mazar-i-Sharif.
Article
15 November 2022
How clean hands and healthy tummies lead to full attendance
Restoring the rights and dignity of students and teachers through new sanitation and water systems in Afghanistan
On 13th June 2022, eleven year old Sadaf Samadi (centre) holds a bar of soap at the UNICEF-supported Fatah Girls School in Herat, Afghanistan.
Press release
13 September 2022
The United Kingdom contributes GBP 24 million to provide emergency support to children and women in Afghanistan
More than 1.6 million people will benefit from the provision of nutrition, water and sanitation, child and social protection services.
Mohammad Khalid Azami, UNICEF WASH Officer for Afghanistan Central Region
Article
19 August 2022
Mohammad Azami speaks about his work as a humanitarian
On World Humanitarian Day, bringing clean water to earthquake-affected communities in Afghanistan is more important than ever
A man fills jerry cans with clean water from a UNICEF water truck in the centre of Chora District.
Photo essay
24 April 2022
“When the water truck arrives, we celebrate like Eid”
On the road with UNICEF, bringing water to drought-afflicted villages in Afghanistan’s Southern Region