The United Nations Children’s Fund ‘UNICEF’ announced that 10 million children in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive, expecting that one million children will suffer from acute malnutrition this year and may die if they do not receive treatment.
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said in a statement that 4.2 million Afghan children do not go to school, including 2.2 million girls.
‘An estimated 4.2 million children are out of school, including more than 2.2 million girls Since January, the UN has documented over 2,000 grave violations of children’s rights approximately 435,000 children and women are internally displaced’.according to Unicef statement.
Henrietta Fore expected that the humanitarian needs of children and women will increase in the coming months due to the severe drought and its consequent water scarcity as well as the devastating social and economic consequences of the Corona epidemic.
Noting that ‘This is the grim reality facing Afghan children and it remains so regardless of ongoing political developments and changes in government’.
According to Unicef statement that ‘Millions will continue to need essential services, including health, lifesaving vaccination drives against polio and measles, nutrition, protection, shelter, water and sanitation. In recent years, significant strides have been made on increasing girls’ access to education it is vital that these gains are preserved and advocacy efforts continue so that all girls in Afghanistan receive a quality education.’
Unicef urges the Taliban and other parties to ensure that Unicef and its humanitarian partners have safe timely and unfettered access to reach children in need wherever they are.
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