This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Chief of field operations & emergency, Mustapha Ben Messaoud – to whom quoted text may be attributed – on the current situation for children in Afghanistan, at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
We do not yet know the full extent of the devastation wrought by the earthquake that struck yesterday in southwest Haiti. But reports from our teams and others on the ground paint a picture of profound loss.
A toxic combination of conflict, climate change and COVID-19 have put millions of people around the world at risk of famine, requiring immediate action to prevent further death and malnutrition, including preventable deaths of young children.
One year after the devastating explosions in Beirut, a UNICEF survey shows the needs of affected children and families remain acute, magnified by a collapsing economy, political instability and the COVID-19 pandemic.
