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Hospitals overwhelmed as child malnutrition surges across Afghanistan

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

A baby eats a peanut paste out of a packet held by a caregiver in a blue headscarf.

UNICEF statement on the injury of 42 children in an explosion at a school in Afghanistan

This alarming incident is yet another stark reminder of the need to protect children and the essential services they rely on at all times.

More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied a secondary education since 2021 – UNICEF

Girls have been barred from formal education beyond grade six since September 2021, and women from universities since December 2022.

UNICEF calls for urgent action as peak wasting season nears and child food and nutrition insecurity puts 3.7 million children in Afghanistan at heightened risk of malnutrition

New analysis highlights the need to protect young children’s diets, prioritise children under two, and strengthen multisectoral services to prevent malnutrition.

A health worker feeds a child ready-to-eat therepeutic food while his mother holds him

Restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in Afghanistan could lead to a loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 - UNICEF

Over a million girls denied the right to learn since ban imposed on secondary education in 2021.

A girl in a white hijab is writing in a notebook, seated on a carpet.

Afghan children returning from Iran face uncertainty and rising humanitarian needs

This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, Sanjay Wijesekera, on the impact of renewed cross-border hostilities on children in Afghanistan and Pakistan

"UNICEF calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, protect civilian lives, and uphold their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law. Children must be protected at all times.”

UNICEF Launches US$22 Million Appeal to Support over 212,000 Children Affected by Earthquakes in Eastern Afghanistan

Life-saving humanitarian assistance to reach 400,000 people—including over 212,000 children—across the hardest-hit areas of Kunar and Nangarhar provinces over the next six months

On 2 September, 2025, Zekrullah, 17 years old, was sitting with his family under a tent after the earthquake in Ghazi Abad village, Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan.

Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan

Statement by UNICEF Afghanistan Representative, Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, on the earthquake in Nangarhar and Kunar provinces

As new school year starts in Afghanistan, almost 400,000 more girls deprived of their right to education, bringing total to 2.2 million

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on the third anniversary of the ban on secondary education for girls in Afghanistan.

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