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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on unaccompanied and separated children evacuated from Afghanistan

Publication date: September 7, 2021

Since 14 August, hundreds of children have been separated from their families amidst chaotic conditions, including large-scale evacuations, in and around the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Some of these children were evacuated on flights to Germany, Qatar and other countries.

two-year-old Fatima, waits her turn for health and nutrition screening at Bab-e-Bargh health centre where UNICEF-supported immunization, health, nutrition and ante/post-natal care continue to be provided in Herat city’s largest health clinic.

Haiti earthquake: UNICEF seeks US$122.2 million to bring humanitarian aid to 1.6 million people

Publication date: September 7, 2021

Emergency funding appeal nearly tripled to reach people affected by the earthquake and violence in Haiti

A young child stands in front of his school destroyed during the 2021 earthquake in Haiti.Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours de Latibolière School destroyed following the earthquake that affected the South of Haiti on 14th August 2021.

Afghanistan ‘a child protection crisis in a country already one of the worst places on earth to be a child’

Publication date: August 31, 2021

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Hervé Ludovic De Lys – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Group of children who left their hometown and are now in an IDP camp in Kandahar

UNICEF condemns Kabul airport attack

Publication date: August 27, 2021

Statement by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative Hervé Ludovic De Lys on the attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Thursday

First day of school 'indefinitely postponed' for 140 million first-time students around the world – UNICEF

Publication date: August 24, 2021

At least eight million of these young learners have been waiting for over a year.

"The first day of school is a landmark moment in a child's life—setting them off on a life-changing path of personal learning and growth. Most of us can remember countless minor details—what clothes we wore, our teacher's name, who we sat next to. But for millions of children, that important day has been indefinitely postponed," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on children in Afghanistan

Publication date: August 23, 2021

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

At Shahrak-Sabz IDP settlement in Herat city, UNICEF and its partner continue to provide recreational activities and psychosocial support through fixed and mobile Child-Friendly Spaces (CFSs).

Amidst Kabul airport blockage, WHO and UNICEF call for assistance to deliver critical health supplies to Afghanistan

Publication date: August 23, 2021

Joint statement by WHO Regional Director for Eastern and Mediterranean Region, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, and UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei

Mustapha Ben Messaoud, Chief Field Operations visit Haji internally displaced camp who who have left their homes due to war and conflict. In the last few months, the conflict has escalated and there are over 18 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. 4 million children are out of school. Around 400,000 people have left their homes to seek refuge; over half are children.

New shipment of UNICEF humanitarian aid arrives in earthquake-struck Haiti

Publication date: August 23, 2021

First shipment with medical and water supplies has arrived; more to follow in the coming days

On 18 August, as part of ongoing relief efforts to children and their families affected by the devasting Earthquake in Haiti, essential supplies, including Non-Food Items such as tarpaulins and essential hygiene kits are distributed

One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF

Publication date: August 20, 2021

Children in the Central African Republic, Chad, and Nigeria are among the most at risk of climate change, according to UNICEF’s first child-focused climate risk index.

On 4 March 2021, a child plays in the floodwaters in Gatumba, located near Bujumbura in Burundi. At least 50,000 people have been affected by the floods in the region in the past year. A few kilometres from the floodwaters, a big IDP camp has been formed to shelter people displaced by the flooding. Burundi is extremely vulnerable to climate change and climate change -triggered natural disasters- and as one of the poorest countries in the world, it has very little means to protect its population.

Early assessments show extensive quake damage to schools in Haiti

Publication date: August 18, 2021

Preliminary assessments conducted Tuesday by UNICEF and Haitian officials in one of the three departments hardest hit by Saturday’s earthquake, followed by Tropical Depression Grace on Monday, revealed extensive destruction to schools, just weeks before they are due to re-open.

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Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on unaccompanied and separated children evacuated from Afghanistan

Haiti earthquake: UNICEF seeks US$122.2 million to bring humanitarian aid to 1.6 million people

Afghanistan ‘a child protection crisis in a country already one of the worst places on earth to be a child’

UNICEF condemns Kabul airport attack

First day of school 'indefinitely postponed' for 140 million first-time students around the world – UNICEF

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on children in Afghanistan

Amidst Kabul airport blockage, WHO and UNICEF call for assistance to deliver critical health supplies to Afghanistan

New shipment of UNICEF humanitarian aid arrives in earthquake-struck Haiti

One billion children at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of the climate crisis - UNICEF

Early assessments show extensive quake damage to schools in Haiti

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