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90% Of Dead In Afghanistan Earthquakes Women And Children: UNICEF
More than 90 per cent of those killed in a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan were women and children, UNICEF said Wednesday, as fresh tremors terrorised residents of villages flattened by the disaster.
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Donors Back $280 Million Transfer For Afghanistan
Donors agreed on Friday to transfer $280 million from a frozen, trust fund to World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF to support nutrition and health in Afghanistan, the World Bank said as it seeks to help a country facing famine and economic freefall.
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"In Solidarity With Afghan", UNICEF To Not Celebrate World Children's Day
On the occasion of World Children's Day, UNICEF Afghanistan has decided to close all its digital platforms on Saturday, in solidarity with Afghan children who are bearing the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in the country.
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20-Day Old Afghan Girls Being Offered For Marriage: UNICEF Official
Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Saturday said there are reports families in war-torn Afghanistan are offering daughters as young as 20 days old up for future marriage in return for a dowry.
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Taliban Backs Polio Vaccine Campaign By WHO, UNICEF In Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations children's agency kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in three years.
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UN Sees 80% Drop In Vaccinations In Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover
In the first week following the Taliban conquest of Kabul, COVID-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan have dropped by 80%, the UN agency UNICEF said, warning that half of the few doses delivered to the country so far are close to expiry.
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UNICEF Says Some Taliban Support Education For Afghan Girls
Taliban representatives in some parts of Afghanistan have expressed support for educating girls after they seized control of the country, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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Messi's Fan in Plastic Bag Jersey Finally Receives a Real Signed Shirt
Remember that adorable five-year-old Afghan boy whose picture in a makeshift, plastic bag Lionel Messi jersey went viral? Guess what? He doesn't need to wear that blue-and-white-striped plastic shirt anymore. Murtaza Ahmadi can now wear his own, specially autographed Messi jersey sent to him by the Barcelona star himself.
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One In Four Children In Conflict Zones 'Risk Losing Their Future: UNICEF
Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan the worst-affected countries, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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Africa Celebrates One Year Without Polio: United Nations
Africa has marked one year since the last case of recorded polio, with the United Nations celebrating today a key step towards eradicating the disease.
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NATO denies United Nations report airstrike killed three children
The NATO military coalition in Afghanistan has denied a United Nations report that a coalition airstrike killed three children in eastern Afghanistan.
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90% Of Dead In Afghanistan Earthquakes Women And Children: UNICEF
More than 90 per cent of those killed in a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan were women and children, UNICEF said Wednesday, as fresh tremors terrorised residents of villages flattened by the disaster.
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Donors Back $280 Million Transfer For Afghanistan
Donors agreed on Friday to transfer $280 million from a frozen, trust fund to World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF to support nutrition and health in Afghanistan, the World Bank said as it seeks to help a country facing famine and economic freefall.
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"In Solidarity With Afghan", UNICEF To Not Celebrate World Children's Day
On the occasion of World Children's Day, UNICEF Afghanistan has decided to close all its digital platforms on Saturday, in solidarity with Afghan children who are bearing the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in the country.
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20-Day Old Afghan Girls Being Offered For Marriage: UNICEF Official
Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore on Saturday said there are reports families in war-torn Afghanistan are offering daughters as young as 20 days old up for future marriage in return for a dowry.
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Taliban Backs Polio Vaccine Campaign By WHO, UNICEF In Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations children's agency kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in three years.
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UN Sees 80% Drop In Vaccinations In Afghanistan After Taliban Takeover
In the first week following the Taliban conquest of Kabul, COVID-19 vaccinations in Afghanistan have dropped by 80%, the UN agency UNICEF said, warning that half of the few doses delivered to the country so far are close to expiry.
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UNICEF Says Some Taliban Support Education For Afghan Girls
Taliban representatives in some parts of Afghanistan have expressed support for educating girls after they seized control of the country, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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Messi's Fan in Plastic Bag Jersey Finally Receives a Real Signed Shirt
Remember that adorable five-year-old Afghan boy whose picture in a makeshift, plastic bag Lionel Messi jersey went viral? Guess what? He doesn't need to wear that blue-and-white-striped plastic shirt anymore. Murtaza Ahmadi can now wear his own, specially autographed Messi jersey sent to him by the Barcelona star himself.
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One In Four Children In Conflict Zones 'Risk Losing Their Future: UNICEF
Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, with South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan the worst-affected countries, the UN children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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Africa Celebrates One Year Without Polio: United Nations
Africa has marked one year since the last case of recorded polio, with the United Nations celebrating today a key step towards eradicating the disease.
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NATO denies United Nations report airstrike killed three children
The NATO military coalition in Afghanistan has denied a United Nations report that a coalition airstrike killed three children in eastern Afghanistan.
