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1. Almost 100,000 Afghan Children Are in Dire Need of Support, 3 Months After
Earthquakes, UNICEF Says
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ALMOST 100,000 AFGHAN CHILDREN ARE IN DIRE NEED OF SUPPORT, 3 MONTHS AFTER
EARTHQUAKES, UNICEF SAYS
UNICEF says almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan direly need support, three
months after earthquakes devastated the west of the country
By Associated Press
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Jan. 15, 2024
By Associated Press
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Jan. 15, 2024, at 3:36 a.m.
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Almost 100,000 Afghan Children Are in Dire Need of Support, 3 Months After
Earthquakes, UNICEF Says
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Ebrahim Noroozi
FILE- An Afghan girl cries in front of her house that was destroyed by the
earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western Afghanistan, on Oct.
11, 2023. Almost 100,000 children direly need support three months after
earthquakes devastated western Afghanistan, the U.N. children’s agency said
Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan are in dire need of
support, three months after earthquakes devastated the country's west, the U.N.
children’s agency said Monday.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Herat province on Oct. 7 and a second strong
quake struck the same province days later, on Oct. 11, killing more than 1,000
people. The majority of those dead in the quakes in Zinda Jan and Injil
districts were women and children, and 21,000 homes were destroyed, UNICEF said
in a statement.
“The atmosphere in these villages is thick with suffering even 100 days after
the earthquakes in western Afghanistan when families lost absolutely
everything," said Fran Equiza, UNICEF representative in Afghanistan.
"Children are still trying to cope with the loss and trauma. Schools and health
centers, which children depend upon, are damaged beyond repair, or destroyed
completely,” he added.
“As if this was not enough, winter has taken hold and temperatures hover below
freezing," Equiza said. "Children and families without homes live in
life-threatening conditions at night, with no way to heat their temporary
shelters.”
UNICEF said it urgently needs $1.4 billion in 2024 to meet the humanitarian and
basic needs of 19.4 million Afghans, half of the population.
The Taliban’s failure to invest in public services has contributed to the
deterioration of basic services, hindering the ability of vulnerable communities
to recover from shocks and build resilience, the agency added..
“We are grateful to our donor partners who mobilized resources quickly, enabling
UNICEF to respond within days to the urgent needs of children and their families
in Herat,” Equiza said.
But more help is needed “to ensure that children not only survive the winter but
have a chance to thrive in the months and years to come,” he added.
Daniel Timme, head of communications for UNICEF in Afghanistan, said schools,
homes, health facilities and water systems were destroyed.
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“We have money coming in but it’s not enough. These communities need to be
independent again. It’s not enough to put out the fire. We need to make it
(Afghanistan) more resilient," Timme said.
Separately and for all of Afghanistan, UNICEF said Monday that 23.3 million
people, including 12.6 million children, are in need of humanitarian assistance"
in 2024, "mainly due to the residual impacts of a protracted conflict, extreme
climate shocks and the country’s severe economic decline.”
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Associated Press writer Riazat Butt in Islamabad contributed to this report.
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