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Armed conflict

A girl stands holding a pillow talking to a UNICEF worker, field of tents in the background,

21 November 2017

Emergencies and humanitarian Action

We work to provide safe spaces for children to help them recover from natural disasters or man-made crisis.

Afghanistan attack targeting students

Staggering scale of grave violations against children in conflict revealed in new UNICEF analysis

Between 2016 and 2020, average of 71 verified grave violations against children every day

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31 December 2021

Grave violations of children’s rights in conflict on the rise around the world, warns UNICEF

Less than half of parties to conflict globally have committed to protect children

12 November 2021

Girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in Afghanistan

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

07 September 2021

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on unaccompanied and separated children evacuated from Afghanistan

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Afghanistan ‘a child protection crisis in a country already one of the worst places on earth to be a child’

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Hervé Ludovic De Lys – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

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We cannot abandon the children of Afghanistan in their time of need

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director, George Laryea-Adjei, upon his return from Kabul

UNICEF condemns Kabul airport attack

Statement by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative Hervé Ludovic De Lys on the attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday

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Amidst Kabul airport blockage, WHO and UNICEF call for assistance to deliver critical health supplies to Afghanistan

Joint statement by WHO Regional Director for Eastern and Mediterranean Region, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, and UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei

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Remarks by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative Hervé Ludovic De Lys on the situation of children in Afghanistan and UNICEF’s presence

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Hervé Ludovic De Lys – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General