Statement Girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in Afghanistan Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore UNICEF spokespeople in Afghanistan are available for interview Multimedia materials are available here NEW YORK/KATHMANDU/KABUL/DUBLIN, 12 November 2021 – “I am deeply concerned by reports that child marriage in Afghanistan is on the rise. “We have received credible reports … Continued

PRESS RELEASE Half of Afghanistan’s children under five expected to suffer from acute malnutrition as hunger takes root for millions UNICEF and WFP representatives sound alarm on nutrition crisis for children and mothers following joint visit to Herat UNICEF spokespeople are available for interview Multimedia content available to download here Kabul/Dublin, 5 October 2021 – … Continued

PRESS RELEASE EU Humanitarian Airbridge helps deliver 32 tonnes of UNICEF humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan   UNICEF spokespeople are available for interview Kabul, Dublin, 30 September 2021 – The first aircraft carrying UNICEF lifesaving medical supplies arrived today in Kabul through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) Airbridge. 32 metric tonnes containing … Continued

PRESS RELEASE UNICEF launches emergency appeal amid fears a million children in Afghanistan could die from malnutrition UNICEF estimates 10 million children across Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive Download multimedia content here 19 September 2021, DUBLIN: UNICEF has launched an emergency fundraising appeal for children in Afghanistan. The urgent appeal comes amid fears that … Continued