The harsh winter weather, with temperatures already well below zero degrees in many areas, families struggling to heat their homes and keep their children warm, and a higher risk of pneumonia and acute respiratory illness (ARD), Afghanistan children are facing the problems
UNHCR, the United Nations’ refugee agency, is calling for an international effort to guarantee secondary education for refugee children and youth, as levels of school and university enrolment remain critically low. The call comes as UNHCR launches its 2021 Education Report, Staying The
Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out as soon as this month, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday, urging the international community to step up support for the country. Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, stressed that while
Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of the Taliban takeover in the country where humanitarian needs remain critical and widespread among existing and newly displaced populations, the UN agencies said. Some 18 million people in the country need aid assistance and
The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (IPCC) says global temperatures are expected to go past a level of warming that world sought to prevent, threatening the world with extreme heat waves that previously only struck once in every 50 years, now
