KABUL (Pajhwok): Japan has pledged $21 million in aid to Afghanistan, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday.
UNICEF said: “In support of better child health amidst a devastating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the government of Japan has donated to UNICEF $ 18 million in support of essential vaccines for over 18 million mothers and children, and $3.6 million for water and sanitation facilities in public schools.”
The vaccines include measles, rotavirus, tetanus and diphtheria, polio, hepatitis B and others. These funds will also enable UNICEF to reach around 10 million children with oral polio . . .
