Children
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Begins Polio Vaccination Drive in Kunar, Nuristan and Laghman
DID Press: “Polio-Free Afghanistan” health initiative announced a new vaccination campaign targeting children in three eastern provinces — Kunar, Nuristan, and Laghman. According to the organization, the drive is set to begin next week and will use a combination of…
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Afghanistan Begins Fresh Polio Vaccination Campaign in 4 Provinces
DID Press: Polio Free Afghanistan organization announced the launch of a new round of polio vaccination campaigns across Kandahar, Helmand, Farah, and Herat provinces. The campaign began on Monday, September 29, in urban centers and several districts of these provinces.…
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Government
Trump Hands Melania’s Letter to Putin
DID Press: U.S. President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, sent a personal letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The officials would not divulge the contents of the letter other than to say it mentioned the abductions of children resulting from…
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UN: $539M Needed for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
DID Press: World Food Programme (WFP) announced it urgently need $539 million in funding to support millions of people in Afghanistan over the next six months. In its latest report, WFP warned that the hunger crisis in Afghanistan is worsening…
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Millions of Afghanistan Children on Brink of Death Due to Malnutrition, Warns UNICEF
DID Press: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a new report warning about the alarming state of child malnutrition in Afghanistan. According to the report, approximately 3.5 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from severe wasting due to malnutrition, with…
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Afghanistan
UNICEF: Half of Afghanistan’s Children Suffer Severe Food Poverty
DIDPress: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that more than 50% of young children in Afghanistan are facing severe food poverty, a major factor contributing to the widespread malnutrition crisis in the country. UNICEF recently reported that a large number…
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Women and Children in Bamyan Deprived of Basic Healthcare Services
DIDPress: Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) has expressed deep concern over the healthcare situation in Bamyan province, Afghanistan, in a recently published report, stating that thousands of people—particularly pregnant women and children—are deprived of the most basic medical services.…
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Afghanistan
Children Lives at Stake as Poverty, Hunger Grip Afghanistan
DIDPress: World Food Programme (WFP) announced that over four million mothers and children in Afghanistan are suffering from severe malnutrition – an alarming statistic that raises serious concerns about the future health of upcoming generations. The UN-affiliated agency recently warned…
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