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Over 5,000 unaccompanied Afghan children return from Iran: UNICEF
Updated : 11 months ago IST
UNICEF reported that over 5,000 unaccompanied Afghan children have returned from Iran via the Islam Qala border. Many face risks of exploitation and abuse. According to TOLO News, 150,000 people returned in June alone, just days before Iran's deadline for Afghan migrants to leave its territo
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Over 500 Afghan children killed or injured in 2024 due to unexploded ordna
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The UNICEF stated that in 2024, it trained three million children and their guardians on how to recognise and avoid the dangers of explosives.
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23.7 million people need humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan: UNICEF
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to UNICEF, only 35 per cent of the required USD 1.4 billion in aid for children in Afghanistan has been secured.
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Needs of 40 per cent of children in Afghanistan remain unmet: Report
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In its most recent study, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) stated that 40 per cent of children in Afghanistan do not meet their needs, emphasising that one-third of the country's youngsters are involved in labour work, according to Khaama Press.
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29.2 million people projected to need humanitarian assistance in Afghanist
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In a recent report revealed by UNICEF, over 15 million people are expected to experience food insecurity till October 2023, with 29.2 million people expected to require humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.
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UNICEF provides treatment to over 2,70,000 malnourished children in Afghan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
UNICEF Afghanistan tweeted on Thursday: “In the first five months of this year, UNICEF supported treatment for 273,000 children with severe acute malnutrition, with approximately 60,000 treated in May alone.”
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Depriving girls of secondary education costs USD 500mn to Afghan economy:
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5 per cent of its annual GDP, according to a new analysis by UNICEF.
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UNICEF distributes cash to Afghan families to ease humanitarian crisis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that they have distributed cash assistance to over 6,000 families in the central Daikundi province of the country to respond to the
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One million Afghan children could die if urgent actions not taken: UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 10 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if "urgent actions" are not taken.
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Germany announces USD 140 million to support UNICEF in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 2 (ANI): To help children and women in Afghanistan who are facing severe conditions due to humanitarian crisis and harsh winters, Germany Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation on Wednesday announced USD 140 million to support United Nations International Chil
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UNICEF employs mobile health teams across Afghanistan for women, children
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said that it has employed mobile health teams in Afghanistan to provide health services to women and children after the humanitarian crisis in the country deepened post the Talib
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Rising health risks for children across Afghanistan due to disruption to n
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 24 (ANI): Children across Afghanistan are increasingly vulnerable to disease and illness due to the deadly combination of rising malnutrition, an unprecedented food crisis, drought, disruptions to vital health and nutrition centres, lack of access to and poor qu
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