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Young refugee and migrant children at risk as extreme cold weather grips much of Europe – UNICEF

Backlogs and brutal weather compound hardships facing stranded children

06/11/2018

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Women on a mission: Eradicating polio in Afghanistan

In an area of Afghanistan where women are often forbidden to work, Afia leads a team of polio vaccinators going door-to-door to reach every last child

24/10/2018

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Risking their lives to get an education

After a string of deadly attacks on Afghan schools, children and young people struggle to overcome trauma while continuing their education

13/09/2018

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UNICEF statement on violence against children in Afghanistan

Statement attributable to Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF Executive Director

15/08/2018

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Violence against children in Afghanistan

Direct attack on class in Kabul, which killed or critically injured dozens of children aged 16-18, is deplorable

15/08/2018

A 15-year-old girl writes in a notebook in Afghanistan.

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Overcoming the odds to get into class in Afghanistan

With nearly half of all children missing out on school, there are stories of hope behind the numbers

20/07/2018

Mehdi, 5, collects a baby kit from the first UN interagency aid convoy in Mosul.

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First UNICEF-led interagency aid convoy reaches Mosul

UNICEF, World Food Programme and the United Nations Population Fund bring basic supplies to those living in retaken areas

13/07/2018

15-year old Zahra returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan two years ago. The family haven’t returned to their home village because of fighting in the areas. Zahra only completed Grade 1 at school before dropping out to help at home but she now attends accelerated learning classes in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan to try and catch up on some of her missed years.

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Ongoing conflict leaves nearly half of children in Afghanistan out-of- school

Worsening security seen in recent years, and engrained poverty and discrimination, eliminate education gains made between 2002 and 2016

03/06/2018

A mother watches her two children wash their hands in Afghanistan

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How toilets are saving lives and money in Afghanistan

Thousands of child deaths in Afghanistan could be avoided each year by using toilets and washing hands

25/05/2018

Three girls laugh with their arms around each other, Ethiopia

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Busting period myths around the world

How girls – and boys! – are breaking down taboos about menstruation

25/05/2018

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