UNICEF has been in Afghanistan for over 65 years, helping to ensure children are healthy, educated and safe from harm. Set within a striking landscape of dry desert and mountainous terrain, Afghanistan is an intriguing nation that dates back to 7,000 B.C. Rich in culture and tradition, the country’s tumultuous past is both complex and
Save the Children reported that child labor in Afghanistan has increased by 38% compared to last year. An official of this organization told TOLOnews that more than two million people, of which 50% are children, are in need of immediate humanitarian aid. Arshad Malik, the country director of Save the Children in Afghanistan, said: “As
From knowledge to practice But sometimes even when information and services are available, children and their families may not benefit from services meant to help them because of hidden barriers to access. For instance, parents may decide against immunizing their child, force their daughter into early marriage or keep her out of school despite knowing
A few months before Hamidullah Abawi’s life was turned upside down and he found himself fleeing his country, he met a child whose face he would never forget. The girl, who was no older than 16, was a survivor of a bomb attack at the Sayed al-Shuhada high school in west Kabul in May 2021.
In August 2021, Afghanistan was taken over by the Taliban and, suddenly I was thrust into the refugee space. Within one week, I had lodged humanitarian applications for 16 family members and started fundraising. It is a great thing that I have fallen into. It has connected me with so many people with a refugee
Over 1,000 people, most of them women and children, lost their lives when a series of devastating earthquakes struck Herat province in western Afghanistan in October 2023. Countless families lost livelihoods, livestock and crops; 31,000 homes were destroyed or severely damaged. Three months later, the impact of Herat’s earthquakes lingers, with many families still living in tents
Help vulnerable people on the move. The Challenge People migrating to the United States are often fleeing war, violence, persecution, economic and political upheaval, and devastating natural disasters. Catholic social teaching holds that humans have a right to move to protect their lives and families. Catholic Charities immigration services support the federal government’s right and
100 days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, UNICEF is calling for greater support for over 96,000 children affected in the aftermath, as a crippling winter grips the country. Over 1,000 people, most of whom were women and children, lost their lives in Afghanistan’s earthquakes last October. In addition, 31,000 homes were destroyed, or severely damaged,
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan are in dire need of support, three months after earthquakes devastated the country‘s west, the UN children’s agency said on Monday. A 6.3-magnitude
Afghans are being pushed back, fenced out, and left to fend for themselves in the face of Taliban persecution and widespread hunger. Hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans have been kicked out of neighboring countries and forcibly returned to Afghanistan in recent months. Millions more are slated to join them, complicating the already daunting humanitarian