UNICEF on Tuesday welcomed South Korea’s $2 million contribution to the fund in humanitarian assistance to support thousands of vulnerable Afghans communities. The fund in a statement the contribution will help it materialize Health (Daikundi, Herat, Balkh, Nangarhar). The…
UNICEF on Monday announced opening a new office in the capital of central Uruzgan province. “This will enable UNICEF and its partners to provide life-saving services closer to most vulnerable children and women,” the UN agency said in…
Two in five schools around the globe lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, UNICEF and WHO said on Thursday. The Joint Monitory Programme (JMP) of WHO and UNICEF revealed 43 percent of schools across the…
KABUL, UNICEF has flown in Covid-19 emergency health supplies to Kabul. The shipment consists of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits for frontline health workers, who are at high risk of being infected with the virus. According to Relief web, this…
Around 116 million babies would be born across the globe -- a quarter of them in South Asia -- under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF said on Thursday. Approximately 29 million of these babies would be…
KABUL of children which is a priority of the Government Afghanistan and cannot be ignored. UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Dr. Aboubacar Kampo, told Pajhwok Afghan News in an exclusive interview that this is a global pandemic impacting several countries, and currently, some 450…
KABUL in the first three quarters of 2019, UNICEF’s Afghanistan representative said on Tuesday. The figures showed an 11 per cent increase over the number of child casualties during the same period of 2018, Dr. Aboubacar Kampo said at the…
KABUL says Afghan children’s lives have improved despite war threats but still more work is needed for protection of their rights. Aboubacar Kampo, UNICEF representative for Afghanistan, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News said that a significant progress…
KABUL and four of every 10 children of the same age are stunted, UNICEF warned in a new report on Tuesday. The report “The State of the World’s Children 2019: Children, food and nutrition” finds that, globally, 149 million children under…
KABUL, a senior UNICEF officials said on Monday. Jean Gough, UNICEF’s Regional Director for South Asia, underlined the need for an immediate stop to assaults on children. In a write-up, she said: “It is time to say Enough!” A total…
The governor of central Uruzgan province on Wednesday asked an UNICEF delegation to increase their humanitarian aid and support for displaced families in the province. Governor Asadullah Saeed made the appeal during a meeting with UNICEF provincial coordination head…
KABUL, unless $7 million in funding is found within weeks. Speaking in Geneva, UN Children’s Fund spokesperson Christophe Boulierac, likened the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country to “one of the worst disasters on earth”. He warned that increased violence…
KABUL in Sunday launched its Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) 2019 appeal, highlighting a total of 6.3 million people in dire need of support, including 3.8 million children. The UN agency appealed for $50 million to provide much-needed lifesaving support…
KABUL Children’s Day, which marks the 29th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, according to a statement. “It is a day when we can jointly celebrate all achievements attained for children in Afghanistan…
KABUL, especially over the past week, where children continue to be the worst sufferers. In a statement on Wednesday, the UNICEF executive director said: “Today's direct attack on an English language class in Kabul, which killed or critically injured dozens…
KABUL body said on Monday. Under the government’s leadership, UNICEF and partners were reviewing the current infant and young child feeding strategy and costed action plan, He said. “This strategy will guide the actions required within the next five years…
The UNICEF executive director Tuesday voiced her deep concern over attacks on children in conflict zones the first four months of the current year. From the Central African Republic to South Sudan, and from Syria to Afghanistan, attacks…
The UNICEF executive director Tuesday voiced her deep concern over attacks on children in conflict zones the first four months of the current year. From the Central African Republic to South Sudan, and from Syria to Afghanistan, attacks…
The UNICEF executive director has condemned Monday’s attack in southern Kandahar province, where 11 children were killed at a religious school. The attack occurred when a car packed with explosives was driven into a military convoy as it…
KABUL province. The Minaret of Jam, one of Afghanistan Heritage Properties in Danger” in 2002. A statement from UNESCO said the video is now available on social media website Youtube at https://youtu.be/PcE10VsqP5Q. In September 2017, a mission took place for…
The government of Finland has contributed two million euros (approximately $2.4 million) to support UNICEF’s programme to provide Afghan children and families with safe water, sanitation and hygiene. A statement from UNICEF said that the aid would help improve water and…
UNICEF Afghanistan representative Adele Khudr on Wednesday said the organization would provide special aid to help improve health services in eastern Nangarhar and Kunar provinces. Adele Khudr, who arrived on a day-long visit met with officials of Nangarhar…
On 10th anniversary of Paris Commitments leaders renew call to end use of children in conflict KABUL gather in Paris on the anniversary of the Paris Commitments to end the use of children in conflict. “Ten years ago the…
KABUL(MoPH). Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz said at the handover ceremony the vehicles would be provided to health institutions in 16 provinces, including Kabul. The minister praised UNICEF’s assistance to Afghanistan’s health sector, saying: “Today we have received 30 ambulances…
