Children in Afghanistan should not be abandoned, says UNICEF as some partners consider cutting aid

"Now, with a security crisis, skyrocketing food prices, a severe drought, the spread of COVID-19, and another harsh winter just around the corner, children are at greater risk than ever," George Laryea-Adjei, Regional Director for UNICEF South Asia warned.

New Delhi: A senior official of the UN Children`s Fund (UNICEF), after concluding his visit to the war-hit country appealed on Sunday (August 29, 2021) that the world "cannot abandon Afghan children now” when their needs are greater than ever before.  George Laryea-Adjei, Regional Director for UNICEF South Asia, who visited Afghanistan and took stock of the situation there, said children have paid the heaviest price in recent weeks of increased conflict and insecurity. The Regional Director said, not only have some been forced from their homes and cut off from their schools and friends, they have also been deprived of basic healthcare that can protect them against polio, tetanus and other diseases.